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Amyes, Sebastian G. B.

Bacteria : a very short introduction / Sebastian G.B. Amyes. - 1st ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - xvi, 139 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 352 . - Very short introductions ; 352. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-132) and index.

Origins -- Evolution -- Discovery -- Environment and civilization -- Bacterial pathogenesis -- Antibiotics -- Antibiotic resistance -- The future.

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.

ISBN: 9780199578764 (pbk.) 0199578761 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2012277502

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena.
Bacteria.

LC Class. No.: QR74.8 / A49 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 579.3

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2013 G-755 QW 52