Wassenaar, Trudy M. creator text bibliography Electronic books. Electronic books. nju Hoboken, N.J Wiley-Blackwell 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource. "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 are used and translated when possible, in general scientific jargon is avoided in order to make the material as accessible as possible for the lay reader"-- Frontmatter -- Color Plates -- 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 -- Record Holders -- Bacteria and Art -- Fixing the Air -- Pest and Pestilence -- Our Bacteria -- Sensing Bacteria -- Bacteria and Mankind -- Big Questions on Small Subjects -- Synthetic Biology -- Bacteria, the Earth, and beyond -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index of Bacterial Genera and Species -- Subject Index. by Trudy M. Wassenaar ; illustrations, Karoly Farkas ; with photographs by Eshel Ben Jacob. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Bacteria Bacteria Ecology Microbiology Bacteria Medicine SCIENCE Life Sciences Biology Microbiology Bacteria Bacteria Ecology Microbiology QR74.8 .W37 2012eb 616.9/201 SCI045000 9781118107669 1118107667 9781118143391 1118143396 9781118143360 1118143361 9781118143384 1118143388 331598 MIL 3A00A354-B78A-4430-AAA2-18EACC7FEC58 OverDrive, Inc. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118143391 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118143391 CDX 110601 20171115122922.0 ocn772689383 eng