Power unseen : how microbes rule the world / Bernard Dixon.
Power unseen : how microbes rule the world / Bernard Dixon.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Oxford ; New York : W.H. Freeman, c1994.
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T0388759
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvii, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. The Makers - Microbes that shaped our world -- Pt. 2. The Deceivers - Microbes that sprang surprises -- Pt. 3. The Destroyers - Microbes that still threaten us -- Pt. 4. The Supporters - Microbes on whom we depend -- Pt. 5. The Artisans - Microbes to shape our future.
Publication information
Publisher
Oxford ; New York : W.H. Freeman, c1994.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c1994.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Power Unseen portrays the many, diverse and often unexpected activities of microbes through a series of 75 vignettes, each focusing on one particular organism and its characteristic behaviour. Here, then, is a portrait gallery illustrating microbial life in its astonishing diversity. Microbes have influenced history and they are helping to shape ou...
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Full title
Power unseen : how microbes rule the world / Bernard Dixon.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N576/40.
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Date Copyright
c1994.
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T0388759
Record Identifier
74VKJZ5Bmozy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJZ5Bmozy
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ISBN
0716745046 :
071674550X (pbk.)
9780716745044 :
DDC
576
MMS ID
991022059779702626
