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The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health / David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé.

Van Pelt Library QR111 .M66 2016
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Montgomery, David R., 1961- author.
Biklé, Anne, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Microbiology--Physiology.
Microbiology.
Conservation of natural resources.
Crops.
Health promotion.
Soil microbiology.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Crops, Agricultural.
Health Promotion.
Soil Microbiology.
Physiology.
Medical Subjects:
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Crops, Agricultural.
Health Promotion.
Soil Microbiology.
Physical Description:
309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Summary:
"Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health--for people and for plants--depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut"--Dust jacket flap.
Contents:
Dead dirt
Thinking small
Looking into life
Better together
War on the soil
Underground allies
Too close to home
Inner nature
Invisible enemies
Feuding saviors
Personal alchemists
Tending the garden
Courting ancient friends
Cultivating health.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780393244403
0393244407
OCLC:
902661478
Publisher Number:
40025445733

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