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Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction

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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 Very Short Introduction, Sebastian G. B. Amyes explores the nature of bacteria, their origin and evolution, bacteria in the environment, and bacteria and disease. In this new edition, he examines the ethical implications of synthetic bacteria, the evolving technologies used to combat antibiotics resistance, and the role bacteria play in the evolutionary development of humans.

Author: Amyes Sebastian B.G.
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pages: 168
ISBN: 9780192895240
Cover: Paperback
Edition Number: 2
Release Year: 2022

Preface
1:Origins
2:Evolution
3:Microbiota and microbiome in man
4:Discovery
5:Environment and civilization
6:Bacterial pathogenesis
7:Antibiotics
8:Antibiotic resistance
9:The future
Further reading
Index

Sebastian Amyes is Professor of Microbial Chemotherapy at Edinburgh University, and author of many research publications as well as the books Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, and Magic Bullets: Lost Horizons.

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