Identifies over two thousand species, answers common questions about mushrooms, and gives advice on collecting, preserving, and cooking with mushrooms.
From the top of today's news, where reoprts of Ebola and HIV loom large, comes the story of microbes, bacteria, and how disease shaoes our everyday lives and society thrives. The superheroes in this scheme are the scientists, bacteriologists, doctors, and medical technicians who wage active war against bacteria. The new Introduction to this book ...
The aim of this manual is to provide the user with the best means of identifying bacteria. It is based mainly on the four-volume "Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology". Many species or genera have been reclassified, resulting in new names or combinations. Where there is disagreement with some proposed classification, a brief mention of it is ...
Unusual shapes and colors make many mushrooms alluring to the eye, while the exotic flavors and textures of edible mushrooms are a gourmet delicacy for the palate. Yet many people never venture beyond the supermarket offerings, fearing that all other mushrooms are poisonous. With amateur mushroom hunters especially in mind, David Fischer and ...
Mushrooms in Texas? Yes, it's true. One of the best-kept secrets in the Lone Star state is that mushrooms can be found in almost every region. Thousands of species of mushrooms flourish in Texas from the desert and semiarid regions of West Texas to the moist and acid soils of East Texas, where species that can also be found in South America live ...
This new edition of the universally acclaimed and widely-used textbook on fungal biology has been completely re-written, drawing directly on the authors' research and teaching experience. The text takes account of the rapid and exciting progress that has been made in the taxonomy, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, pathology and ecology of ...
A deadly aquatic organism threatens to unleash a devastating plague in the coastal waters of the U.S. In the fishing grounds off North Carolina, the evidence mounts. Yet health department officials are unable to identify the cause--until a young scientist, Dr. JoAnn Burkholder, dedicates herself to the investigation of the cell-like creature ...
"Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms" is indispensable to anyone fascinated by mushrooms and other fungi. Lavishly illustrated, it contains detailed information about 420 types of mushrooms and other fungi found in the United States and Europe. The comprehensive introduction provides general information on the structure, reproduction, life ...
From the author of Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms comes the only identification guide exclusively devoted to the world's psilocybin-containing mushrooms. Detailed descriptions and color photos for over 100 species are provided, as well as an exploration of their long-standing use by ancients and their continued significant to modern-day ...
The second edition of this important and best-selling textbook brings together the recent advances in our understanding of how bacteria cause disease. New research has changed the way scientists view host-bacterium interactions - not included in previous basic textbooks. The interactions involve immunology, cell biology, human and bacterial ...
This effective microbiology study aid is ideal for students at any level, providing a clear, concise presentation that all students will find easy to read and understand. Use it along with your textbook or for independent study to improve your comprehension and boost your grades. Containing more that 2,500 self-test questions and dozens of helpful ...
"Microbial Life" captures the richness, the intellectual excitement, and present-day understanding of the role of the microbe in evolution, human health, and in our lives. It is written for undergraduates who have a general understanding of chemical concepts and biochemistry.
The author of Life and Death on 10 West chronicles the fascinating true story of the Oxford scientists who discovered penicillin by experimenting on mold, creating a family of drugs that would eradicate some of the worst diseases in human history. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
1926. In this classic bestseller, Paul de Kruif dramatizes the pioneering bacteriological work of such scientists as Leeuwenhoek, Spallanzani, Koch, Pasteur, Reed, and Ehrlich.
We use antibacterial soap to wash our hands, we swab doorknobs with antibacterial wipes, we pop antibiotics at the first sign of disease - all to avoid infection. But we are all infected. From before birth to after death, infection is what makes humans human. In a startling, chilling, and inspiring narrative, veteran microbiologist, and author ...
The previous editions of this book have become well known and well loved by all mycologists working in a diagnostic setting. It is very simple to use, and allows laboratory workers to identify fungal pathogens under the microscope by their morphology and other readily identifiable features. New to this extensively revised and updated edition is a ...
Modern Mycology is an established text that continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to fungi. It will appeal to undergraduate students taking courses in microbiology, mycology and biology. This edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the many exciting new developments in the field, notably those relating to an understanding ...
The scariest book about biological meltdown since Richard Preston's "The Hot Zone, " this book tells of a problem that isn't an exotic disease in Africa but something that's already here. This book reveals how bacteria have evolved and outwitted doctors, and now are on the ascendancy.
Largest nonspecialist book on American mushrooms ever prepared with fullest information. Thirty-one color plates; easy-to-use keys. Nomenclature updated to 1973.
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
