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    Understanding microbes : an introduction to a small world / Jeremy W. Dale, University of Surrey, UK.
    by Dale, Jeremy (Jeremy W.)
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    9781119978800 (hardback)
    1119978807 (hardback)
    9781119978794 (paper)
    1119978793 (pbk.)
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    x, 230 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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    1. The background : Meet the cast -- Food for microbes -- Basic molecular biology -- 2. Microbes and health : Microbes in the body -- Defences against the infection -- 3. Microbial Infections : Diseases of the past -- Diseases of the present -- Opportunist infections -- 'New' diseases -- Animal diseases -- 4. Prevention and cure : Epidemics -- Antibiotics -- 5. Microbes and food, friend and foe : Food spoilage -- Food preservation -- Fermented foods -- Food poisoning and food-borne diseases -- 6. Microbes and the environment : Water -- Soil -- Plants -- Biodegradation -- Extreme environments -- 7. Microbial evolution : Evolution and inheritance -- Horizontal gene transfer -- Variation in gene expression -- Gene cloning and sequencing -- 8. Microbial development and communication : Cell division -- Motility -- Biofilms -- Quorum sensing -- Bacterial sporulation -- Multicellular behaviour -- Biological clocks -- 9. Microbial biotechnology: practical uses of microbes : Amino acids -- Biofuels -- Microbes and metals -- Oil spills -- Sewage and water treatment -- Antibiotics and other medical products -- Vaccines -- Proteins -- 10. Controversies and speculations : Evolution and the origins of life -- Is there life elsewhere in the universe? -- Creating a new life -- Is it safe? Assessment of risk, risk versus benefit -- Superbugs and killer viruses -- Microbes and climate change -- Microbes and non-infectious diseases -- Appendixes. 1. Explanations : Monomers and polymers -- Enzymes and catalysts -- 2. Abbreviations and terminology : Abbreviations and jargon -- Numbers -- Units -- 3. Further reading.
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