01882nam a22003254a 4500 ebr10233747 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 050708s2005 enkab sb 001 0 eng 2005019702 101252097 DNLM 0198605587 (alk. paper) 9780198605584 (alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)77178698 QP632.B3 L39 2005eb 615.9/5293 22 Lax, Alistair J., 1953- Toxin [electronic resource] : the cunning of bacterial poisons / 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. Bacterial toxins Popular works. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10233747 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 38163 38163