Why the world needs bacteria -- Bacteria in history -- Humans defeat germs!? (but not for long) -- Bacteria in popular culture -- An entire industry from a single cell -- The invisible universe -- Climate, bacteria, and a barrel of oil -- Epilogue : how microbiologists grow bacteria
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"Bacteria: they're invisible, mysterious, deadly, self-sufficient and absolutely essential for all life." "Authored by Anne Maczulak, a microbiologist who's hunted and worked with an extraordinary array of bacteria, this book offers a powerful new perspective on Earth's oldest creatures."--[book jacket]
Bacteria: they are invisible, mysterious, deadly, self-sufficient and absolutely essential for all life. The author, a microbiologist who has hunted and worked with an extraordinary array of bacteria, offers a perspective on Earth's oldest creatures. They are the Earth's bacteria, and they have been here for four billion years. They are our partners, like it or not, even though some of them will happily kill us. This book tells the story of this amazing, intimate partnership