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Encyclopedia of Microbiology by Call Number: QR9 .M33 2011In more than 200 entries, Encyclopedia of Microbiology presents the myriad ways in which microorganisms influence the biosphere. Focusing on how all microorganisms relate to each other just as all higher organisms relate to all other animate and inanimate objects on Earth, this resource explores all aspects of microbiology from mycology (the study of fungi) to the simplest biological entities of all, viruses, to prions, which are even more streamlined than viruses and just as dangerous.
Microbiology: A Very Short Introduction by Call Number: QR41.2 .M66 2014Microbial diversity -- How microbes operate -- Microbial genetics and molecular microbiology -- Viruses -- Microbiology of human health and disease -- Microbial ecology and evolution -- Microbes in agriculture and biotechnology.
Microbiology Demystified by Call Number: QR41.2 .B48 2012Demystified is your vaccine for tricky subjects like microbiology If you don't know your prokaryotes from your protozoa, or learning about fungi puts you in a funk, look no further--Microbiology Demystified, Second Edition is your cure for learning this topic's fundamental concepts and theories at your own pace.
