Lax, Alistair J., 1953-
Toxin the cunning of bacterial poisons / [electronic resource] : Alistair J. Lax. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 192 p. : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-189) and index.
Toxins are everywhere : how toxins affected history -- The germ of an idea : a gradual acceleration up to the mid-1850s -- The golden age of microbiology : Pasteur, Koch, and the birth of the toxin concept -- The anatomy of diphtheria : taming the deadly scourge of childhood -- Understanding : all toxins fit into three basic mechanisms -- Why are plague and typhoid so deadly? : a further layer of cunning -- Deviant biology : weapons, espionage, and man's innate inhumanity -- A more optimistic outcome : from poison to cure and the cell biologist's toolkit -- Where is toxinology going now? : is there anything new out there?
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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DNLM
Bacterial toxins--Popular works.
Electronic books.
QP632.B3 / L39 2005eb
615.9/5293
Toxin the cunning of bacterial poisons / [electronic resource] : Alistair J. Lax. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 192 p. : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-189) and index.
Toxins are everywhere : how toxins affected history -- The germ of an idea : a gradual acceleration up to the mid-1850s -- The golden age of microbiology : Pasteur, Koch, and the birth of the toxin concept -- The anatomy of diphtheria : taming the deadly scourge of childhood -- Understanding : all toxins fit into three basic mechanisms -- Why are plague and typhoid so deadly? : a further layer of cunning -- Deviant biology : weapons, espionage, and man's innate inhumanity -- A more optimistic outcome : from poison to cure and the cell biologist's toolkit -- Where is toxinology going now? : is there anything new out there?
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
DNLM
Bacterial toxins--Popular works.
Electronic books.
QP632.B3 / L39 2005eb
615.9/5293