The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health

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Title:

Author:

Montgomery, David R., 1961- author.

Added Author:

Biklé, Anne, author.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Date:

2016

Publication Information:

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]

Physical Description:

309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

ISBN:

9780393244403

Abstract:

"Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health--for people and for plants--depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut"--Dust jacket flap.

Contents:

Dead dirt -- Thinking small -- Looking into life -- Better together -- War on the soil -- Underground allies -- Too close to home -- Inner nature -- Invisible enemies -- Feuding saviors -- Personal alchemists -- Tending the garden -- Courting ancient friends -- Cultivating health.

Subject Term:

Microbiology -- Physiology.

Conservation of natural resources.

Crops.

Health promotion.

Soil microbiology.

Language:

English

Holds: 0

Available:1

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