Toxin : the cunning of bacterial poisons

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Lax, Alistair J

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TextPublication details: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: 192 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:

0198605587 (alk. paper)
9780198605584 (alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

QW 630 L45t 2005

LOC classification:

QP632.B3 L39 2005

NLM classification:

2005 N-626
QW 11.1

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Contents:

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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Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-189) and index.

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