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200 10$aBacteria$b[electronic resource] $ethe benign, the bad, and the beautiful /$fby Trudy M. Wassenaar ; illustrations, Karoly Farkas ; with photographs by Eshel Ben Jacob
210   $aHoboken, NJ $cWiley-Blackwell$dc2012
215   $a1 online resource (244 p.)
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
327   $aBacteria; Contents; Preface; Note to the Reader; 1. The Blue Planet; 2. Tree of Life: Let Three Live; 3. How Old Are They?; 4. On the Move; 5. Needles; 6. Dead or Alive; 7. Nobel Works; 8. Bacteria and Insects; 9. Bacterial Toxins; 10. Enzymes; 11. Genetics and Genomics; 12. Antibiotics and Resistance; 13. Marine Microbiology; 14. Bacteria and Oil; 15. Extreme Life; 16. Record Holders; 17. Bacteria and Art; 18. Fixing the Air; 19. Pest and Pestilence; 20. Our Bacteria; 21. Sensing Bacteria; 22. Bacteria and Mankind; 23. Big Questions on Small Subjects; 24. Synthetic Biology
327   $a25. Bacteria, the Earth, and BeyondGlossary; Bibliography; Index of Bacterial Genera and Species; Subject Index
330   $aA comprehensive, reader-friendly introduction to the world of bacteria  When most people hear the word ""bacteria"" they think of food poisoning; infections; and acute, debilitating, or fatal diseases. Yet, while E. coli, strep, and other bacterial pathogens certainly cause their share of misery in the world, they are only a tiny portion of a vast universe of microorganisms-the most basic of life forms. Without them, nothing else could live or grow on Planet Earth. Bacteria: The Benign, the Bad, and the Beautiful introduces you to this diverse, microscopic world and e
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