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Microbes and society /

By: Weeks, Benjamin SContributor(s): Alcamo, I. EdwardMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2008. Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxv, 462, [39] p. : ill. (chiefly col.)ISBN: 9780763746490 (pbk.); 0763746495 (pbk.)Subject(s): MicrobiologyDDC classification: 616.9/041 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
The microbial world: surprising and stunning -- Microbes in perspective: of collectors and classifiers -- Molecules of the cell: the building blocks of life -- The dna story: germs, genes, and genomics -- Bacteria: the first microbes -- Viruses: at the threshold of life -- Protists: a microbial grab bag -- Fungi: yeasts and warm fuzzies -- Growth and metabolism: running the microbial machine -- Microbial genetics: new genes for germs -- Controlling microbes: not too hot to handle -- Microbes and food: a menu of microbial delights -- Food preservation and safety: the competition -- Biotechnology and industry: microbes at work -- Microbes and agriculture: no microbes, no hamburgers -- Microbes and the environment: no microbes, no life -- Disease and resistance: the wars within -- Viral diseases of humans: AIDS to zoster -- Bacterial diseases of humans: slate wipers and current concerns.
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Books Books Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters).
QR41.2 .W44 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00770
Books Books Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters).
QR41.2 .W44 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MHQ00771

The microbial world: surprising and stunning -- Microbes in perspective: of collectors and classifiers -- Molecules of the cell: the building blocks of life -- The dna story: germs, genes, and genomics -- Bacteria: the first microbes -- Viruses: at the threshold of life -- Protists: a microbial grab bag -- Fungi: yeasts and warm fuzzies -- Growth and metabolism: running the microbial machine -- Microbial genetics: new genes for germs -- Controlling microbes: not too hot to handle -- Microbes and food: a menu of microbial delights -- Food preservation and safety: the competition -- Biotechnology and industry: microbes at work -- Microbes and agriculture: no microbes, no hamburgers -- Microbes and the environment: no microbes, no life -- Disease and resistance: the wars within -- Viral diseases of humans: AIDS to zoster -- Bacterial diseases of humans: slate wipers and current concerns.

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