Bacteria : a very short introduction /

Amyes, Sebastian G. B.,

Bacteria : a very short introduction / Sebastian G.B. Amyes. - First edition. - xvi, 139 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 352 . - Very short introductions ; 352. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-132) and index.

Origins -- Evolution -- Discovery -- Environment and civilization -- Bacterial pathogenesis -- Antibiotics -- Antibiotic resistance -- The future.

Bacteria form a fundamental branch of life. They are the oldest forms of life as we know it, and they are still the most prolific living organisms. They inhabit every part of the Earth's surface, its ocean depths, and even terrains such as boiling hot springs.

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Bacteria.

QR74.8 / .A49 2013

2013 G-755 QW 52