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The Microbes Fight Back : Antibiotic Resistance / Laura Bowater.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowater, Laura, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drug resistance in microorganisms.
- Antibiotics.
- Microbiologists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (245 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, England : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2017]
- Summary:
- Antibiotics are familiar drugs to us all, this topical popular science book considers the past, present and uncertain future of antibiotics. It highlights the need for universal cooperation in order to tackle this global health challenge, which, if not addressed, could transport us back to the medical dark ages.
- Contents:
- Antibiotic resistance: the state of play today
- The Microbiologists
- Public Health and Infectious Diseases
- Microbial Makeup and Antibiotic Targets
- What is Antibiotic Resistance?
- Spreading Antibiotic Resistance?
- Moving Forward While Looking Back.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed March 19, 2025).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781782623649
- 1782623647
- 9781788014113
- 1788014111
- OCLC:
- 1428259027
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