microbiology

Discusses the nature and function of germs and how they can be responsible for both good and bad effects.

Describes different kinds of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and algae, and both their harmful and beneficial effects, as well as efforts to prevent the harm that some germs cause.

Text and color illustrations describe microbes, using real-life examples to explain what they are and what they do.

Traces the history of man's study of bacteria, and discusses what is currently known about bacteria, viruses, and innoculations against specific diseasecausing germs.

Presents experiments to learn about organisms and their cells and such microbes as bacteria, fungi, and protists.

Diagrams and illustrations describe various properties of microbes, how they are used, and possible future uses.

Describes tiny creatures that live in beds, carpets, clothes, wood, and rotting food, explaining how they survive and presenting photos.

Contains poems about both helpful and harmful germs, each followed by facts about the featured germ and an electron micrograph. Includes a glossary.

Provides a factual yet humorous overview of microbiology discussing the function of various types of genes, proteins, bacteria, and viruses.

An introduction to the world of microbes, describing different types of microscopic organisms, looking at their role in the human body and in the world, discussing the use of microbes in food and medicines, examining the microscopic causes of disease, and considering the possibility of microbes on other planets.