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The germ detectives
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ollhoff, Jim, Author.
- Series:
- A history of germs The germ detectives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bacteria--Juvenile literature.
- Bacteria.
- Microbiologists--Juvenile literature.
- Microbiologists.
- Microbiology--Juvenile literature.
- Microbiology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- 2009.
- [Place of publication not identified] ABDO Pub Co 2010
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Germs are everywhere—in your mouth, on your clothes, on everything you touch. Some we can't live without; others are microscopic killing machines. This title looks at the fascinating people who discovered and studied germs. From the "Father of Microbiology" Robert Koch to biologist Alexander Fleming discovering antibiotics, readers will learn all about the history and theories of germs. ABDO & Daughters is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
- Contents:
- The germ detectives
- Too much blood?
- A disease of tiny creatures
- The first microscope : Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
- Childbirth fever : Ignaz Semmelwiess
- Antiseptic procedures : Joseph Lister
- The big breakthroughs : Louis Pasteur
- The father of microbiology : Robert Koch
- Antibiotics : Alexander Fleming.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 1-61714-375-8
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