http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1 online resource (xiii, 220 pages) : illustrations
Introduces the general public to the microbial universe, stressing the essential role microbes play in our daily lives.
Leeuwenhoek discovers a new galaxy of organisms -- Microbial kingdom has many subjects -- Some microbes prefer life without air -- Important molecules in microbes, plants, and animals -- Where do microbes come from? -- How microbes are isolated and identified -- Care and feeding of microbes -- Hardy survivors in the microbial kingdom -- Microbes and the carbon cycle -- Bacteria that produce and use methane -- Microbes recycle nitrogen -- Bacteria spin the sulfur cycle -- Extraordinary ecology: an amazing diversity of life styles -- Fungi -- Bioenergetics: energy currency -- Roles of vitamins -- Microbes and sewage treatment -- Infectious diseases: history of the germ theory -- Three giants of infectious disease research: Pasteur, Koch, and Jenner -- Infection and immunity -- Viruses confound microbe hunters -- Killing unwanted microbes -- Central role of DNA: new vistas in microbial biotechnology -- Microbes: Earth's first inhabitants.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-213) and index.