Allies and enemies : how the world depends on bacteria /
Anne E. Maczulak.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, c2011.
- x, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why the world needs bacteria -- Bacteria in history -- Humans defeat germs!? (but not for long) -- Bacteria in popular culture -- An entire industry from a single cell -- The invisible universe -- Climate, bacteria, and a barrel of oil -- Epilogue : how microbiologists grow bacteria.