Bacteria : the benign, the bad, and the beautiful / by Trudy M. Wassenaar ; illustrations, Karoly Fa...
Bacteria : the benign, the bad, and the beautiful / by Trudy M. Wassenaar ; illustrations, Karoly Fa...
Bacteria : the benign, the bad, and the beautiful / by Trudy M. Wassenaar ; illustrations, Karoly Farkas ; with photographs by Eshel Ben Jacob.
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Publisher
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012.
Call Numbers
N616.9201/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 215 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Contents
The blue planet -- Tree of life: let three live -- How old are they? -- On the move -- Needles -- Dead or alive -- Nobel works -- Bacteria and insects -- Bacterial toxins -- Enzymes -- Genetics and genomics -- Antibiotics and resistance -- Marine microbiology -- Bacteria and oil -- Extreme life -- R...
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Publisher
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2012.
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Summary
"This book introduces bacteria and basic microbiological concepts to readers without previous background in the subject. Each chapter concentrates on a particular topic and can be read in isolation or as part of the whole, and wherever possible points are illustrated through real-world examples and short stories. Although bacterial scientific names...
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Bacteria : the benign, the bad, and the beautiful / by Trudy M. Wassenaar ; illustrations, Karoly Farkas ; with photographs by Eshel Ben Jacob.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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c2012.
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N616.9201/3
Record Identifier
74VvLWJRpMMM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvLWJRpMMM
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ISBN
1118107667 (pbk.)
9781118107669 (pbk.)
DDC
616.9201
MMS ID
991010727639702626
