Chapter 1 What is so Special About Marine Microorganisms? Introduction to the Marine Microbiome—From Diversity to Biotechnological Potential

Chapter 2 Marine Bacteria and Archaea: Diversity, Adaptations, and Culturability

Chapter 3 Phototrophic Microorganisms: The Basis of the Marine Food Web

Chapter 4 Marine Fungi

Chapter 5 Marine Viruses

Chapter 6 Biogeography of Marine Microorganisms

Chapter 7 The Euphotic Realm

Chapter 8 Exploring the Microbiology of the Deep Sea

Chapter 9 Extreme Marine Environments (Brines, Seeps, and Smokers)

Chapter 10 Coastal Sediments: Transition from Land to Sea

Chapter 11 Photosymbiosis in Marine Pelagic Environments

Chapter 12 Marine Microbial Systems Ecology: Microbial Networks in the Sea

Chapter 13 Screening Microorganisms for Bioactive Compounds

Chapter 14 Metagenomics as a Tool for Biodiscovery and Enhanced Production of Marine Bioactives

Chapter 15 New Approaches for Bringing the Uncultured into Culture

Chapter 17 Marine Genetic Resources and the Access and Benefit-Sharing Legal Framework

Chapter 18 Outreach of the Unseen Majority