Lax, Alistair J.,  1953- <br/><br/>
Toxin  the cunning of bacterial poisons /  [[Book] :] 
Alistair J. Lax. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2005. 
 - 192 p. :  ill., maps ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-189) and index. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0198605587 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005019702 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101252097  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bacterial toxins--Popular works.<br/>Bacterial Toxins--history.<br/>Bacterial Toxins--poisoning.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP632.B3  / L39 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615.95293 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>QW 11.1  / LT 2005 N-626