Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction
This Very Short Introduction explores the nature of bacteria, their origin, evolution, and relationship to the environment to demonstrate the fundamental role they play in our existence. This new edition examines the symbiotic relationship between the human body and bacteria, including their role in disease, wellness, and evolutionary development.
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Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction
This Very Short Introduction explores the nature of bacteria, their origin, evolution, and relationship to the environment to demonstrate the fundamental role they play in our existence. This new edition examines the symbiotic relationship between the human body and bacteria, including their role in disease, wellness, and evolutionary development.
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Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction

Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction

by Sebastian G. B. Amyes
Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction

Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction

by Sebastian G. B. Amyes

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Overview

This Very Short Introduction explores the nature of bacteria, their origin, evolution, and relationship to the environment to demonstrate the fundamental role they play in our existence. This new edition examines the symbiotic relationship between the human body and bacteria, including their role in disease, wellness, and evolutionary development.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780192648341
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication date: 05/26/2022
Series: Very Short Introductions
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Sebastian G. B. Amyes is Professor Emeritus of Microbial Chemotherapy at Edinburgh University, and author of many research publications as well as the books Antibacterial Chemotherapy (2010), and Magic Bullets: Lost Horizons (2001).

Table of Contents

Preface1. Origins2. Evolution3. Microbiota and microbiome in man4. Discovery5. Environment and civilization6. Bacterial pathogenesis7. Antibiotics8. Antibiotic resistance9. The futureFurther readingIndex
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