TY - BOOK AU - Lax,Alistair J. TI - Toxin : the cunning of bacterial poisons: SN - 0198605587 (alk. paper) AV - QP632.B3 L39 2005 U1 - QW 630 L45t 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Toxins KW - Bacterialology N1 - 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? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0515/2005019702.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0638/2005019702-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2005019702-b.html ER -