Microbiology: A Very Short Introduction 英文原版 牛津通识系列：微生物学 Nicholas P. Money

基本信息

By (author) Nicholas P. Money

Format Paperback | 136 pages

Dimensions 114 x 174 x 8mm | 131g

Publication date 01 Feb 2015

Publisher Oxford University Press

Publication City/Country Oxford, United Kingdom

Language English

Illustrations note Approx 23 black and white illustrations

ISBN10 0199681686

ISBN13 9780199681686

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内容简介

In recent decades we have come to realize that the microbial world is hugely diverse, and can be found in the most extreme environments. Fungi, single-celled protists, bacteria, archaea, and the vast array of viruses and sub-viral particles far outnumber plants and animals. Microbes, we now know, play a critical role in ecosystems, in the chemistry of atmosphere and oceans, and within our bodies. The field of microbiology, armed with new techniques from molecular

biology, is now one of the most vibrant in the life sciences.

In this Very Short Introduction Nicholas P. Money explores not only the traditional methods of microscopy and laboratory culture but also the modern techniques of genetic detection and DNA sequencing, genomic analysis, and genetic manipulation. In turn he demonstrates how advances in microbiology have had a tremendous impact on the areas of medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

在最近的几十年中，我们已经意识到微生物世界是千差万别的，并且可以在最极端的环境中找到。真菌，单细胞原生生物，细菌，古细菌以及各种各样的病毒和亚病毒颗粒远远超过动植物。我们现在知道，微生物在生态系统，大气和海洋的化学反应以及人体内部起着至关重要的作用。微生物学领域，借助分子

生物学的新技术，现已成为生命科学领域中最活跃的领域之一。

在此简短介绍中，尼古拉斯·P·莫尼（Nicholas P. Money）不仅探索了显微镜和实验室培养的传统方法，而且探索了基因检测和DNA测序，基因组分析和基因操作的现代技术。反过来，他证明了微生物学的进步如何对医学，农业和生物技术领域产生了巨大影响。

关于系列：牛津大学出版社的“非常简短的介绍”系列包含几乎每个主题领域的数百种标题。这些袖珍本是快速在新学科上取得成功的理想方法。我们的专家作者结合了事实，分析，观点，新思想和热情，使有趣且具挑战性的主题更具可读性。

作者简介

Nicholas P. Money is Professor of Botany and Western Program Director at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is the author of more than 70 peer-reviewed papers on fungal biology and has authored four books, including, Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard: The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists (2002), and Mushroom (2011) described by Nature magazine as a 'brilliant scientific and cultural exploration' of his research subject.

Nicholas P. Money是俄亥俄州牛津市迈阿密大学的植物学教授和西方项目总监。他是关于真菌生物学的70多篇同行评审论文的作者，并撰写了四本书，包括布卢姆菲尔德先生的《果园：蘑菇，霉菌和真菌学家的神秘世界》（2002年）和《自然》所描述的Mushroom（2011年）。杂志作为其研究主题的“辉煌的科学和文化探索”。

书籍目录

1. Microbial diversity ; 2. How microbes operate ; 3. Molecular microbiology ; 4. Viruses ; 5. Microbiology of human health and disease ; 6. Microbial ecology and evolution ; 7. Microbes in agriculture and biotechnolohy ; Further reading ; Index