01882nam a22003254a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095016002000112020002800132020003100160040002100191035002000212050002500232082001900257100002900276245008900305260005800394300002600452504006600478505063400544533015201178650003701330655002901367710001701396856012601413999001701539ebr10233747CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||050708s2005    enkab   sb    001 0 eng    z  20050197027 z1012520972DNLM  z0198605587 (alk. paper)  z9780198605584 (alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)7717869814aQP632.B3bL39 2005eb04a615.9/52932221 aLax, Alistair J.,d1953-10aToxinh[electronic resource] :bthe cunning of bacterial poisons /cAlistair J. Lax.  aOxford ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,c2005.  a192 p. :bill., maps.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [180]-189) and index.0 aToxins 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?  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aBacterial toxinsvPopular works. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10233747zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c38163d38163