Bacteria : the benign, the bad, and the beautiful / by Trudy M. Wassenaar ; illustrations, Karoly Farkas ; with photographs by Eshel Ben Jacob.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wassenaar, Trudy M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bacteria.

Bacteria--Ecology.

Microbiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-31598-X

9786613315984

1-118-14339-6

1-118-14338-8

1-118-14336-1

OCLC:

769342420