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Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc (US) |
Author(s) | Prakash S. Bisen / Mousumi Debnath / G. B. Prasad |
Subtitle | Concepts and Applications |
Edition | 1 |
Published | 11th July 2012 |
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Concepts and Applications
An accessible introduction to the world of microbes?fromMicrobes affect our lives in a variety of ways?playing an
important role in our health, food, agriculture, and environment.
While some microbes are beneficial, others are pathogenic or
opportunistic.
Microbes: Concepts and Applications describes basic
microbe biology and identification and shows not only how they
operate in the subfields of medicine, biotechnology, environmental
science, bioengineering, agriculture, and food science, but how
they can be harnessed as a resource. It provides readers with a
solid grasp of etiologic agents, pathogenic processes,
epidemiology, and the role of microbes as therapeutic agents.
Placing a major emphasis on omics technology, the book covers
recent developments in the arena of microbes and discusses their
role in industry and agriculture, as well as in related fields such
as immunology, cell biology, and molecular biology. It offers
complete discussions of the major bacterial, viral, fungal, and
parasitic pathogens; includes information on emerging infectious
diseases, antibiotic resistance, and bioterrorism; and talks about
the future challenges in microbiology.
The most complete treatment of microbial biology available,
Microbes features eye-opening chapters on:
Complete with charts and figures, this book is an invaluable
textbook for university teachers, students, researchers, and people
everywhere who care about microorganisms.