Lax, Alistair J., 1953-
Toxin the cunning of bacterial poisons / [[Book] :] Alistair J. Lax. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 192 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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?
0198605587
2005019702
101252097 DNLM
Bacterial toxins--Popular works.
Bacterial Toxins--history.
Bacterial Toxins--poisoning.
QP632.B3 / L39 2005
615.95293
QW 11.1 / LT 2005 N-626
Toxin the cunning of bacterial poisons / [[Book] :] Alistair J. Lax. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 192 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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?
0198605587
2005019702
101252097 DNLM
Bacterial toxins--Popular works.
Bacterial Toxins--history.
Bacterial Toxins--poisoning.
QP632.B3 / L39 2005
615.95293
QW 11.1 / LT 2005 N-626