Allies and enemies
Subtitle: how the world depends on bacteria
By: Anne E. Maczulak.
Publisher: FT Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780137015467
Subjects: Bacteria -- Popular works; Microbial biotechnology -- Popular works; Microbiology -- Popular works; Bacteria; Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; Bacteriology -- history
Genres: Popular works
Description: Bacteria: they are invisible, mysterious, deadly, self-sufficient and absolutely essential for all life. The author, a microbiologist who has hunted and worked with an extraordinary array of bacteria, offers a powerful new perspective on Earth's oldest creatures. They are the Earth's bacteria, and they have been here for four billion years. They are our partners, like it or not, even though some of them will happily kill us. This book tells the story of this amazing, intimate partnership.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why the world needs bacteria; title: Bacteria in history; title: Humans defeat germs!? : (but not for long); title: Bacteria in popular culture; title: An entire industry from a single cell; title: The invisible universe; title: Climate, bacteria, and a barrel of oil; title: Epilogue : how microbiologists grow bacteria.