Preface The evolutionary history of prokaryotes mirrors the evolutionary history of Earth itself Of the 4.6 billion years that Earth has existed, prokaryotes have thrived for over 4/5 of this time. 原核生物的进化史影射了地球的进化史.在地球存在的46 亿年中，原核生物在其中超过4/5的时间里与地球共存 Chen Feng,Microbiology,Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChen Feng, Microbiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Preface The evolutionary history of prokaryotes mirrors the evolutionary history of Earth itself. Of the 4.6 billion years that Earth has existed, prokaryotes have thrived for over 4/5 of this time. 原核生物的进化史影射了地球的进化史.在地球存在的46 亿年中, 原核生物在其中超过4/5的时间里与地球共存