Toxin the cunning of bacterial poisons /

Main Author: Lax, Alistair J., 1953-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10233747
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-189) and index. 
505 0 |a 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? 
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