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Microbes and man

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  • "Microbes are everywhere. Normally invisible, they are abundant in the air we breathe, in soil, in water, on our skin and hair, in our mouths and intestines, on and in the food we eat. They make the soil fertile; they clean up the environment; they change, often improve, our food; some protect us from less desirable microbes. Yet most people are scarcely aware that they exist - except when they become ill. Microbes, as 'germs', are widely regarded as nasty, unpopular because a few can cause disease and a few can spoil food. Yet collectively microbes present a fascinating world of miniscule creatures, who together encompass all the processes of which terrestrial life is capable: creatures who have profound effects on our lives and surroundings. In this up-dated edition, the extraordinary impact which the microbial community has on our everyday lives is described in an accessible and easy to read style."
  • "A popular account of the invisible world of microbes and their impact on mankind. Microbes are everywhere. Normally invisible, they are abundant in the air we breathe, in soil, in water, on our skin and hair, in our mouths and intestines, on and in the food we eat. They make the soil fertile; they clean up the environment; they change, often improve, our food; some protect us from less desirable microbes. Yet most people are scarcely aware that they exist -- except when they become ill. Microbes, as 'germs', are widely regarded as nasty, unpopular because a few can cause disease and a few can spoil food. Yet collectively microbes present a fascinating world of minuscule creatures, which together encompass all the processes of which terrestrial life is capable: creatures which have profound effects on our lives and surroundings."

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  • "Einführung"
  • "Popular works"
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  • "Electronic books"

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  • "الميكروبات والانسان"
  • "Microbes and man"
  • "Microbes and man"@es
  • "Microbes and man"@en
  • "al-Mīkrūbāt wa-al-insān"
  • "Microbes and Man"
  • "Mikroben : Unsere Freunde, unsere Feinde"
  • "Microbes and man. (Revised ed.)"
  • "Mikroben und Menschen : die unsichtbare Macht der Bakterien und Viren"
  • "Microbes and man. (Repr.)"

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