key: cord-0754549-2320qy22 authors: Anand, Shailly; Lal, Sukanya; Sood, Utkarsh; Gupta, Vipin; Dhingra, Gauri Garg; Solanki, Renu; Kaur, Jasvinder; Kumar, Roshan; Saxena, Anjali; Dua, Ankita; Tripathi, Charu; Talwar, Chandni; Rawat, Charu Dogra; Kaur, Harpreet; Verma, Helianthous; Kaur, Jaspreet; Verma, Mansi; Singh, Mona; Hira, Princy; Singhvi, Nirjara; Mahato, Nitish Kumar; Prakash, Om; Malhotra, Jaya; Lal, Rup; Kalia, Vipin Chandra title: The Alphabet of the Elementary Microbiology: Revisited date: 2021-10-06 journal: Indian J Microbiol DOI: 10.1007/s12088-021-00987-7 sha: 61ac3aaef2365428b408e95bf87267aca39cc730 doc_id: 754549 cord_uid: 2320qy22 nan view the need to teach Microbiology at the School and College levels, we propose the Alphabet of The Elementary Microbiology (Table 1) . Despite 3.8 billion years since the origin of life and the ubiquitous nature of microbes, the general perception of the population towards the pervasive impact of this microbial diversity remains blurred. The role of microbes in the sustenance of the biosphere is well known. The time is ripe to popularize these among the population at large. The education system at the elementary school level is the best entry point for disseminating this information and the underlying concepts. Igniting young minds with this magical world of microbes can go a long way in generating awareness among society. Figure 1 provides a glimpse of the diversity of microbial landscape for promoting Microbial Literacy among children. And a detailed description Figure S1 ). This initiative is the beginning of a New Era for reinforcing the alphabet of microbiology in society and ignite awareness for a sustainable future. Microbiology and biotechnology education in India Prediction of transcription factors and their involvement in regulating rifamycin production in Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699 Ecobiotechnological approach for exploiting the abilities of Bacillus to produce co-polymer of polyhydroxyalkanoate Biodiesel industry waste: a potential source of bioenergy and biopolymers Deploying biomolecules as anti-COVID-19 agents Taxonomically characterized and validated bacterial species based on 16S rRNA gene sequences from India during the last decade Genome sequencing revealed the biotechnological potential of an obligate thermophile Geobacillus thermoleovorans strain RL isolated from hot water spring An in silico approach for identification of the pathogenic species, Helicobacter pylori and its relatives Comparative genomics reveals biomarkers to identify Lactobacillus species Infection and microbiome: impact of tuberculosis on human gut microbiome of Indian cohort Bioactive compounds from marine actinomycetes Development of genomic tools for the identification of certain Pseudomonas up to species level Ecology and biotechnological potential of Paenibacillus polymyxa: a minireview A genome-wide profiling strategy as an aid for searching unique identification biomarkers for Streptococcus Thermus parvatiensis RL T sp. nov., isolated from a hot water spring, located atop the Himalayan Ranges at Manikaran Ureaplasma: Current perspectives Genome wide analysis for rapid identification of Vibrio species The Alphabet of Microbiology for the Grown-ups Genome wide search for biomarkers to diagnose Yersinia infections Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations