Microbiology
A Very Short Introduction
$28.86
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2014
Summary
In recent decades, we have come to realize that the microbial world is hugely diverse and can be found in the most extreme environments. Fungi, single-celled protists, bacteria, archaea, and the vast array of viruses and sub-viral particles far outnumber plants and animals. Microbes, we now know, play a critical role in ecosystems, in the chemistry of the atmosphere and oceans, and within our bodies. The field of microbiology, armed with new techniques from molecular biology, is now one of th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199681686 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199681686 |
| Author: | Nicholas P. Money |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 131g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 114mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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For individuals from all backgrounds who need a succinct yet complete introduction to microbiology, this book is an ideal resource, and readers can use this book as a springboard into a wide variety of other topics in microbiology by using the resources for further reading provided at the end of the book. * R. K. Harris, CHOICE *
About The Author
Nicholas P. Money
Nicholas P. Money is Professor of Botany and Western Program Director at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is the author of more than 70 peer-reviewed papers on fungal biology and has authored four books, including, Mr. Bloomfield’s Orchard: The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists (2002), and Mushroom (2011) described by Nature magazine as a ‘brilliant scientific and cultural exploration’ of his research subject.
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