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Bacteria : a very short introduction / Sebastian G.B. Amyes.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 352.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 139 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199578764 (pbk.)
  • 0199578761 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QR74.8 .A49 2013
NLM classification:
  • 2013 G-755
  • QW 52
Contents:
Origins -- Evolution -- Discovery -- Environment and civilization -- Bacterial pathogenesis -- Antibiotics -- Antibiotic resistance -- The future.
Summary: 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.
List(s) this item appears in: Oxford very short introduction series
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Circulating Book Collection Circulating Book Collection Albright College Library Stacks General collection 579.3 A531b 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31856002428793
Total holds: 0

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

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.

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

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