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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Wassenaar Trudy M
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| Titolo: |
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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| Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.9/201 |
| Soggetto topico: | Bacteria |
| Bacteria - Ecology | |
| Microbiology | |
| Classificazione: | SCI045000 |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Bacteria; 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 |
| 25. Bacteria, the Earth, and BeyondGlossary; Bibliography; Index of Bacterial Genera and Species; Subject Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Bacteria |
| ISBN: | 1-283-31598-X |
| 9786613315984 | |
| 1-118-14339-6 | |
| 1-118-14338-8 | |
| 1-118-14336-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815198703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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