bacteria

This book tells about microorganisms we can't live without, including bacteria living in our intestines and mouth, and microbes that make certain food such as bread and cheese.

Jessica Sachs argues that increased reliance on antibiotics is creating a health crisis that will impact future generations, explaining why people need to be exposed to all kinds of bacteria in order to maintain a healthy immune system, and encouraging people to avoid antibacterial products and antibiotics and instead rely on the human body's natural defenses.

Provides a history of campylobacter infections, its transmission, symptoms, treatments and prevention, as well as discussing campylobacteriosis in the future.

Puts bacteria under the microscope and explains the importance of these tiny organisms.

Discusses the beneficial uses of bacteria in applications ranging from brewing and baking to industry and sewage treatment.

A discussion of bacteria, one of the six major classifications of living organisms, examining the biology of bacteria, and describing rod-shaped, round, curved, and mycobacteria varieties.

"Describes microbes commonly found outdoors"--.

Environmentalist Erin Neal, retired from the field and grieving in isolation since the death of his eco-terrorist girlfriend, is pressed back into service by Homeland Security when terrorists mutate the controllable oil-eating bacteria Neal invented to clean up oil spills and unleash it in the oil reserves of Saudi Arabia.

A little girl, who accumulates germs on her hands during her busy day, defeats them by washing her hands before meals.