Virology
A topic within Microbiology, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Biology.
Reading for Microbiology
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Primary sources and full treatments.
- BookBrock Biology of MicroorganismsMadigan, Bender, Buckley, Sattley & Stahl, 1970
The standard text, and the clearest case that microbial metabolism — not animals — is what actually runs the planet's chemistry.