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microbes pervasive distribution influence functioning wellbeing humans life general planet microbiallybased technologies contribute hugely supply important goods services depend upon provision food medicines clean water also offer mechanisms strategies mitigate solve wide range problems crises facing humanity levels including encapsulated sustainable development goals sdgs formulated united nations example microbial technologies contribute multiple ways decarbonisation hence confronting global warming provide sanitation clean water billions people lacking improve soil fertility hence food production develop vaccines medicines reduce cases eliminate deadly infections foundation biotechnology increasingly important growing business sector source employment centre bioeconomy green deal etc microbes largely invisible familiar people opportunities offer effectively prevent solve problems often missed decisionmakers negative consequences entrains correct lack vital knowledge international microbiology literacy initiativethe imiliis recruiting global microbiology community making freely available teaching resources curriculum societally relevant microbiology used levels learning goal development society literate relevant microbiology consequence able take full advantage potential microbes minimise consequences negative activities addition teaching microbes almost every lesson discusses influence sustainability sdgs ability solve pressing problems societal inequalities curriculum thus teaches sustainability societal needs global citizenship lessons also reveal impacts microbes activities daily lives personal family community national global levels relevance decisions levels effective evidencebased decisions require relevant information also critical systems thinking resources also teach key generic aspects deliberation imili teaching resources learnercentric academic microbiologycentric deal microbiology everyday issues span topics diverse owning caring companion animal vast range everyday foods produced via microbial processes impressive geological formations created microbes childhood illnesses managed reduce waste pollution also leverage exceptional excitement exploration discovery typifies much progress microbiology capture interest inspire motivate educators learners alike imili establishing regional centres translate teaching resources regional languages adapt regional cultures promote use assist educators employing two operational regional centres constitute interface resource creators educatorslearners collect analyse feedback endusers transmit resource creators teaching materials improved refined new resources added response demand educators learners thereby directly involved evolution teaching resources interactions educatorslearners resource creators mediated regional centres establish dynamic synergistic relationshipsa global societally relevant microbiology education ecosystemin creators also become learners teaching resources optimised playersstakeholders empowered motivation increased imili concept thus embraces principle teaching societally relevant microbiology embedded wider context societal biosphere planetary needs inequalities range crises confront us need improved decisioning ultimately lead better citizenship humanity sustainable resilient biosphere planet earth microbial world vast reactor countless microbially driven chemical transformations energy transfers push pull many planetary geochemical processes including cycling elements life mitigate amplify climate change eg nature reviews microbiology 2019 17 569 impact wellbeing activities organisms including humans microbes ancestors creators planetary chemistry allowed us evolve eg lifes engines microbes made earth habitable 2023 understand biosphere functions humans influence development live sustainably organisms sharing need understand microbes recent editorial environmental microbiology 2019 21 1513 advocated improved microbiology literacy society concept microbiology literacy based knowledge academic subject microbiology multitude component topics plus growing number additional topics disciplines become vitally important elements current microbiology rather focused microbial activities impact usindividualscommunitiesnationsthe human worldand biosphere key reaching informed decisions multitude issues regularly confront us ranging personal issues crises global importance words knowledge understanding essential adulthood transition knowledge understanding must acquired early life school 2019 editorial marked launch international microbiology literacy initiative imili present concept microbiology literacy may achieved rationale underpinning type teaching resources created realise concept framing microbial activities treated resources context sustainability societal needs responsibilities decisionmaking key role regional centres translate teaching resources local languages adapt according local cultural needs interface regional educators develop serve hubs microbiology literacy education networks topics featuring teaching resources learnercentric selected inherent relevance interest ability excite engage importantly resources coherently integrate emphasise overarching issues sustainability stewardship critical thinking pervasive interdependencies processes broadly concept emphasises multifarious applications microbial activities leveraged promote humananimal plant environmental planetary health improve social equity alleviate humanitarian deficits causes conflicts among peoples increase understanding peoples microbial biotechnology 2023 166 10911111 importantly although primary target freely available cc bync 40 imili teaching resources schoolchildren educators teaching philosophy intended ages abilities cultural spectra learners worldwide university education lifelong learning curiositydriven webbased knowledge acquisition public outreach imili teaching resources aim promote development global microbiology education ecosystem democratises microbiology knowledge