- Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 139 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- 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. They are most familiar as agents of disease, but benign bacteria are critical to the recycling of elements and all ecology, as well as to human health. In this book, Sebastian Amyes explores the nature of bacteria, their origin and evolution, bacteria in the environment, and bacteria and disease.
- Series Statement
- Very short introductions
- Uniform Title
- Very short introductions.
- Subject
- Bacteria
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN
- 9780191777752 (ebook)
- OCLC
- EDZ0000156854
- Author
Amyes, Sebastian G. B., author.
- Title
Bacteria : a very short introduction / Sebastian G.B. Amyes.
- Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Type of Content
text
still image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Series
Very short introductions
Very short introductions.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Note
Description based on print version record.
- Connect to:
- Other Form:
Print version 9780199578764
- Branch Call Number
WEB RESOURCE (Very Short Introductions)