ABSTRACT
Reductionism dictates that science must define everything in its simplest form differentiated from factors that may interfere with the perceived precision created by this approach. This gridded atlas utilizing oxidation-reduction potential [ORP, expressed as factorial millivolts (fmv)] and water viscosity (fcP) characteristics employs holistic approaches based upon the general functioning of a bacterial consorm. The objective is to define the functioning of the whole consorm indicated by its form and function. This definition method does not depend on any single component bacterial strain, species, or genus. It identifies a consorm based on its capacity to adapt biochemically, physiologically, and structurally to retain its efficient function even if several of the initiating bacterial strains are eliminated. Such changes mainly reflect changes of the environment in which a consorm functions. This chapter examines the interactions of consorms to each other and to the localized environment within which they thrive.
