Why Do We Need To Diversify the Microbial Sciences?

Alfredo G. Torres

doi:10.1128/mSphere.00625-21

Why Do We Need To Diversify the Microbial Sciences?

Alfredo G. Torres

Microbiology And Immunology

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Abstract

We can learn from the diversity of microbial communities, represented by the thriving of different species. Failure to build inclusive microbial sciences only perpetuates an imbalance that is damaging to the scientific community.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	mSphere
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00625-21
State	Published - Aug 2021

Keywords

diversity
inclusion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology
Molecular Biology

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