March of the Microbes
Sighting the Unseen
Published on 15. February 2010
336 pages
978-0-674-05403-5 (ISBN)
Description
Though we might not be able to see microbes, the consequences of their activities are readily apparent to our unaided senses. This book shows us how to examine, study, and appreciate microbes in the manner of a birdwatcher, by making sightings of microbial activities and thereby identifying particular microbes and understanding their behavior.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-05403-5 (9780674054035)
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05/2012
The Belknap Press
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Content
Contents Foreword by Roberto Kolter 1. The Microbial Landscape 2. Acquiring Metabolic Energy 3. Food and Drink 4. Living Together 5. Cycling Nitrogen 6. Cycling Sulfur 7. Cycling Carbon 8. Hostile Environments 9. Fungi, Hostile and Benign 10. Viruses 11. Felonious Bacteria 12. Shapers of the Planet 13. Closer to Us 14. Survivors Glossary Acknowledgments Index
