Bacteria are invisible, mysterious, deadly, self-sufficientand absolutely essential for all life, including yours. No other living things combine their elegant simplicity with their incredibly complex role: Bacteria keep us alive, supply our food, and regulate our biosphere. We cant live a day without them, and no chemical, antibiotic, or irradiation has ever successfully eradicated them. Theyre our partners, like it or not--even though some of them will happily kill us.
Allies and Enemies tells the story of this amazing, intimate partnership. Authored by Anne Maczulak, a microbiologist whos hunted and worked with an extraordinary array of bacteria, this book offers a powerful new perspective on Earths oldest creatures. Youll discover how bacteria work, how they evolve, their surprising contributions and uses, the roles theyve played in human history, and why you can't survive without them. No form of life is more important, and in Maczulaks hands, none is more fascinating.
Outlasted, outnumbered, outsmarted
Theyve been here four billion years--and they even outnumber you in your own body
How bacteria keep you alive
and how to keep them from killing you
Humans Defeat Germs!
But not for long
The Invisible Universe
The stunning hidden relationships between bacteria and the rest of nature
