Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology - Tapa dura

"...The definitions are concise and clear...outstanding..." (SFAM News, June 2002) "...a welcome update...a useful reference for advanced students and researchers...recommended for all science and medical libraries..." (E-Streams, Vol. 5, No. 7)

A unique, encyclopaedic reference work covering the whole field of pure and applied microbiology and microbial molecular biology. This latest edition contains a vast amount of new and updated material - often to research level, and well beyond the coverage of current textbooks - making the dictionary even more valuable to lecturers, students, researchers and others in the biosciences and medicine. Updates and extends current textbooks 18,000 entries, from concise definitions to review-length articles Extensive cross-referencing between topics Thousands of references from mainstream journals and other specialist sources Over 5000 taxa: algae, archaeans, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses; prions A 30-page Appendix of detailed metabolic pathways A classic book with a lifetime's use!