Missing microbes : how the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues / Martin J. Blaser,...
Missing microbes : how the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues / Martin J. Blaser,...
Missing microbes : how the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues / Martin J. Blaser, MD.
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Publisher
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
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G 2014/3540
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Language
English
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Physical content
273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Modern plagues -- Our microbial planet -- The human microbiome -- The rise of pathogens -- The wonder drugs -- The overuse of antibiotics -- The modern farmer -- Mother and child -- A forgotten world -- Heartburn -- Trouble breathing -- Taller -- --and fatter -- Modern plagues revisited -- Antibioti...
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Publisher
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
"A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert. Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trail-blazing research while revealing the damage that overuse of an...
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Missing microbes : how the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues / Martin J. Blaser, MD.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-256) and index.
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G 2014/3540
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74VKvyBV5vbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvyBV5vbg
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ISBN
0805098100 (hbk.)
9780805098105 (hbk.)
DDC
615.7922
MMS ID
991021681719702626
