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Author Amyes, Sebastian G. B., author.

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

Publication Info. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  579.3 AMYES    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  579.3 AMYES    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvi, 139 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Series Very short introductions ; 352
Very short introductions ; 352.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-132) and index.
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.
Subject Bacteria.
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena. (DNLM)D018407
Bacteria. (OCoLC)fst00825152
Genre/Form Popular works.
Popular works (OCoLC)fst01423846
ISBN 9780199578764
0199578761
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