Missing microbes : how the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues

Missing microbes : how the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues /

"A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blaser, Martin J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Antibiotics.
Antibiotics > Effectiveness.
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Anti-Bacterial Agents.
Drug Resistance, Bacterial.
Online Access:Cover image
Table of Contents:
  • Modern plagues
  • Our microbial planet
  • The human microbiome
  • The rise of pathogens
  • The wonder drugs
  • The overuse of antibiotics
  • The modern farmer
  • Mother and child
  • A forgotten world
  • Heartburn
  • Trouble breathing
  • Taller
  • And fatter
  • Modern plagues revisited
  • Antibiotic winter
  • Solutions.

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