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Author(s): Sebastian G. B. Amyes

ISBN(s): 9780192648341, 0192648349

Edition: 2

File Details: EPUB, 1.64 MB

Year: 2022

Language: English

SKU: EB-43639968 Category: Biology and other natural sciences - Microbiology Tag: Sebastian G. B. Amyes

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Author: Sebastian GB Amyes

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Bacteria form a fundamental branch of life. They are the oldest forms of life as we know it, and they are still the most prolific living organisms. They inhabit every part of the Earth’s surface, its ocean depths, and even terrains such as boiling hot springs. They are most familiar as agents of disease, but benign bacteria are critical to the recycling of elements and all ecology, as well as to human health. In this Very Short Introduction, Sebastian G. B. Amyes explores the nature of bacteria, their origin and evolution, bacteria in the environment, and bacteria and disease. In this new edition, he examines the ethical implications of synthetic bacteria, the evolving technologies used to combat antibiotics resistance, and the role bacteria play in the evolutionary development of humans. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Bacteria A Very Short Introduction 2nd Edition Table of contents:

1 Origins

What were these bacteria?

2 Evolution

Bacteria and their own fight for survival

Bacteria and their place in the world

Bacteria and the biochemical machinery for all living cells

Bacteria and the evolution of herbivores

Bacteria and the evolution of complex organisms

3 Microbiota and microbiome in humans

Bacterial cells outnumber the human cells

Microbiome of the skin

Microbiome of the vagina

Microbiome of the mouth

Microbiota and microbiome of the gut and human evolution

The microbiome and the single cause of disease

Probiotics and faecal transplants

4 Discovery

5 Environment and civilization

Bacterial spoilage of food

Cheese manufacturing

Yogurt manufacture

Probiotics

Sewage disposal

Animal decomposition

Composting

6 Bacterial pathogenesis

Stages of pathogenesis

Toxins

Virulence factors encoded by ‘foreign’ DNA

Plasmids and pathogenicity

The chromosome and pathogenicity

Pathogenicity islands

Flesh-eating bacteria

Vector-borne diseases

Tooth decay and gum disease

Pandemics

Bacterial toxins as weapons

7 Antibiotics

Selective toxicity

Quorum sensing

Biofilms

Spectrum of activity

Oral or injectable antibiotics

Why antibiotics may fail

8 Antibiotic resistance

Mutations in the bacterial chromosome

Plasmids and mobile structures

Mechanisms of resistance

Antiseptics and biocides

Clinical resistance

Clonality of resistant bacteria

Resistance in the developing world

Resistance in animal bacteria

How to overcome resistance

9 The future

The benefits of research into the molecular biology of bacteria

Bacteria as a cause of disease

Bacteria within the modern world

Genetically modified bacteria

Synthetic bacteria

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