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- catalog contributor b5997736.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Part 1. The makers: microbes that shaped our world. The primordial cell -- where it all began ; Botryococcus braunii -- where did the oil come from? ; Yersinia pestis -- agent of the Black Death ; Phytophthora infestans -- the making of a US president ; Rickettsia prowazekii -- Napoleon's ambitions thwarted ; Rabies virus -- luck and the advent of vaccination ; Penicillium notatum -- launching the antibiotic revolution ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis -- the literary microbe ; Clostridium acetobutylicum -- creator of Israel ; Aspergillus niger -- ending an Italian monopoly ; Yellow fever virus -- Nobel prizes missed and won ; Neurospora crassa -- maker of molecular biology ; Smallpox virus -- an extinction to be welcomed? ; Bacillus anthracis -- Churchill's biological weapon? ; Micrococcus sedentarius -- toes, socks and smells -- Part 2. The deceivers: microbes that sprang surprises. Haloarcula -- microbes really can be square ; Clostridium tetani -- the infection that finised St. Kilda ; Serratia marcesens -- miracle worker of Easter ; Proteus 0X19 -- the bacterium that fooled the Nazis ; Borrelia burgdorferi -- the deceptive emergence of Lyme disease ; The nitrifiers -- monuments vandalised from within ; Brucella melitensis -- peril in the beauty parlour ; PCB degraders -- mighty microscavengers ; Swine flu virus -- a nation in panic ; Bugs in books -- hazards of bibliophilia ; Salmonella typhimurium -- lessons in laboratory safety ; Staphylococci -- the skin flake bugs ; Trichoderma -- a fungus that lives on nothing ; Legionella pneumophila -- an opportunist comes out of hiding ; Legionella pneumophila -- and sick building syndrome.".
- catalog description "Part 3. The destroyers: microbes that still threaten us. Vibrio cholerae -- the second pandemic ; Vibrio cholerae -- the seventh pandemic ; Corynebacterium diptheriae -- why immunization remains essential ; Haemophilus influenzae -- the bug that doesn't cause flu ; Plasmodium -- and the sweats of malaria ; Desulfovibrio and Hormoconis -- spoilers ; Salmonella typhi -- and a crippled cousin ; Salmonella typhi -- Typhoid Mary lives ; Salmonella typhimurium -- and deceptive wholesomeness ; Salmonella enteritidis -- a matter of resignation ; Salmonella agona -- why temperature is important ; Campylobacter jejuni -- another food poisoner ; Pediococcus damnosus -- the ruination of wine ; Human immunodeficiency virus -- the horror of AIDS ; The cat-scratch bacillus -- take your choice -- Part 4. The supporters: microbes on whom we depend. The nitrogen fixers -- nourishing the soil ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- the secret of bread, wine and beer ; Penicillium camemberti -- the gourmet's friend ; Antibiotic producers -- defeating disease ; Bacteroides succinogenes and Ruminococcus albus -- rumen slaves ; The intestinal flora -- flatus could be worse ; Hydrogen movers -- the global cleansers ; Microbial consortia -- the sewage disposers ; Microbial consortia -- the oil gobblers ; Escherichia coli -- the genetic engineer ; Ashbya gossypii -- the vitamin manufacturer ; Fusarium graminearum -- microfungus at the dinner table -- Rhizus arrhizus -- steroid transformer ; Enzyme makers -- washing whiter ; Clostridium botulintum -- a deadly poison prevents blindness.".
- catalog description "Part 5. The artisans: microbes to shape our future. Lactobacillus -- using one bug to thwart another ; Rhodoccus chlorphenolicus -- cleansing the environment ; Vaccinia virus ; an universal protective? ; Alcaligenes eutrophus -- the plastic maker ; Bacteriophage -- a smart alternative to antibiotics? ; Crinalium epipsammum -- arresting coastal erosion ; Enterobacter agglomerans -- food preserver ; Photobacterium phosphoreum -- the environmental monitor ; Herpes virus -- tracing the nervous system ; Anthrobacter globoformis -- low-temperature biotechnology ; Trichoderma -- green pest control? ; Escherichia coli -- antibodies made to order ; L-forms -- workhorses of tomorrow? ; Methylosinus trichosporium -- protecting the ozone layer ; Synechococcus -- preventing global warming.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 237 p., 16 p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0716745046".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : W.H. Freeman,".
- catalog subject "576 20".
- catalog subject "Microbiology Popular works.".
- catalog subject "QR56 .D594 1994".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part 1. The makers: microbes that shaped our world. The primordial cell -- where it all began ; Botryococcus braunii -- where did the oil come from? ; Yersinia pestis -- agent of the Black Death ; Phytophthora infestans -- the making of a US president ; Rickettsia prowazekii -- Napoleon's ambitions thwarted ; Rabies virus -- luck and the advent of vaccination ; Penicillium notatum -- launching the antibiotic revolution ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis -- the literary microbe ; Clostridium acetobutylicum -- creator of Israel ; Aspergillus niger -- ending an Italian monopoly ; Yellow fever virus -- Nobel prizes missed and won ; Neurospora crassa -- maker of molecular biology ; Smallpox virus -- an extinction to be welcomed? ; Bacillus anthracis -- Churchill's biological weapon? ; Micrococcus sedentarius -- toes, socks and smells -- Part 2. The deceivers: microbes that sprang surprises. Haloarcula -- microbes really can be square ; Clostridium tetani -- the infection that finised St. Kilda ; Serratia marcesens -- miracle worker of Easter ; Proteus 0X19 -- the bacterium that fooled the Nazis ; Borrelia burgdorferi -- the deceptive emergence of Lyme disease ; The nitrifiers -- monuments vandalised from within ; Brucella melitensis -- peril in the beauty parlour ; PCB degraders -- mighty microscavengers ; Swine flu virus -- a nation in panic ; Bugs in books -- hazards of bibliophilia ; Salmonella typhimurium -- lessons in laboratory safety ; Staphylococci -- the skin flake bugs ; Trichoderma -- a fungus that lives on nothing ; Legionella pneumophila -- an opportunist comes out of hiding ; Legionella pneumophila -- and sick building syndrome.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part 3. The destroyers: microbes that still threaten us. Vibrio cholerae -- the second pandemic ; Vibrio cholerae -- the seventh pandemic ; Corynebacterium diptheriae -- why immunization remains essential ; Haemophilus influenzae -- the bug that doesn't cause flu ; Plasmodium -- and the sweats of malaria ; Desulfovibrio and Hormoconis -- spoilers ; Salmonella typhi -- and a crippled cousin ; Salmonella typhi -- Typhoid Mary lives ; Salmonella typhimurium -- and deceptive wholesomeness ; Salmonella enteritidis -- a matter of resignation ; Salmonella agona -- why temperature is important ; Campylobacter jejuni -- another food poisoner ; Pediococcus damnosus -- the ruination of wine ; Human immunodeficiency virus -- the horror of AIDS ; The cat-scratch bacillus -- take your choice -- Part 4. The supporters: microbes on whom we depend. The nitrogen fixers -- nourishing the soil ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- the secret of bread, wine and beer ; Penicillium camemberti -- the gourmet's friend ; Antibiotic producers -- defeating disease ; Bacteroides succinogenes and Ruminococcus albus -- rumen slaves ; The intestinal flora -- flatus could be worse ; Hydrogen movers -- the global cleansers ; Microbial consortia -- the sewage disposers ; Microbial consortia -- the oil gobblers ; Escherichia coli -- the genetic engineer ; Ashbya gossypii -- the vitamin manufacturer ; Fusarium graminearum -- microfungus at the dinner table -- Rhizus arrhizus -- steroid transformer ; Enzyme makers -- washing whiter ; Clostridium botulintum -- a deadly poison prevents blindness.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part 5. The artisans: microbes to shape our future. Lactobacillus -- using one bug to thwart another ; Rhodoccus chlorphenolicus -- cleansing the environment ; Vaccinia virus ; an universal protective? ; Alcaligenes eutrophus -- the plastic maker ; Bacteriophage -- a smart alternative to antibiotics? ; Crinalium epipsammum -- arresting coastal erosion ; Enterobacter agglomerans -- food preserver ; Photobacterium phosphoreum -- the environmental monitor ; Herpes virus -- tracing the nervous system ; Anthrobacter globoformis -- low-temperature biotechnology ; Trichoderma -- green pest control? ; Escherichia coli -- antibodies made to order ; L-forms -- workhorses of tomorrow? ; Methylosinus trichosporium -- protecting the ozone layer ; Synechococcus -- preventing global warming.".
- catalog title "Power unseen : how microbes rule the world / by Bernard Dixon.".
- catalog type "Popular works. fast".
- catalog type "text".