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_cRM79.90
_qpaperback
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_beng
_cPPAK
_erda
082 0 4 _223
_a612.001579
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_bTEM
_dG
100 1 _aTemple, Nicola,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMEET YOUR BACTERIA /
_cNICOLA TEMPLE & CATHERINE WHITLOCK ; FOREWORD BY Professor Glenn Gibson ; Edited and designed by JMS Books LLP & Wayne Blades ; Illustrations by Tonwen Jones
246 3 4 _aMeet your bacteria :
_bintroducing the hidden communities
264 1 _aLondon :
_bCassell, a division of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd,
_c2018
264 4 _c©2018
300 _a192 pages :
_bcolour illustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aMeet Your Bacteria introduces you to all of your tiny tenants, and reveals the fascinating inner workings of your body, and the importance of these usually helpful (but sometimes harmful) microbes. Highly topical and accessible, this book: - Explores the different bacteria that live on and in various parts of your body (not just in the gut) - Explains what they do, and why some are beneficial and some harmful - Offers practical advice for promoting the good and inhibiting the bad bacteria - Examines the latest thinking on good and bad dirt, and the links between bacteria and disease Including in-depth profiles on each of the most important families of bacteria living in the human body, and helpful advice on how you can look after your own health through greater knowledge of your microbial friends, this is a wide-ranging introduction to the secret world inside your own body.
650 1 0 _aHuman body
_vMicrobiology
650 2 0 _aBacteria
700 1 _aWhitlock, Catherine,
_eauthor.
700 1 _aGibson, Glenn,
_cProfessor.,
_ewriter of foreword.
700 1 _aJones, Tonwen
_eillustrator.
710 2 _aJMS Books LLP & Wayne Blades,
_eEdited and designed.
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