"Your belly is full of tiny creatures! Vivid watercolors and lively text teach kids about the garden of microscopic flora growing inside them, how it keeps them healthy, and how they can help it thrive." --

Mycotic diseases are gaining importance because of the increase in opportunistic fungal infections in patients whose immune systems are compromised. The identification of fungi isolated from clinical material has posed a variety of problems to many laboratories because of lack of expertise and experience, especially in the identification of recently emerged rare fungi that had not been previously reported. A Guide to the Study of Basic Medical Mycology...

Oral Microbiology is a study of microbial diseases of the oral cavity. For the depth and precision of knowledge in this noble field, it can be divided into clinical and practical aspects of microbiology. Oral microbiology denotes the congregation of basic medical sciences and practicing dentistry. The most common oral microbial disease and present ever since the olden days of earth has been documented about dental caries. However, there are many other...

En la obra podemos visualizar la caracterización de las diversas modalidades históricas que dieron origen a la bacteriología en Colombia: la llegada de médicos e investigadores en la época de la Colonia que sembraron la semilla de los servicios en el campo de la salud. La creación de escuelas y facultades de medicina, hospitales gubernamentales y laboratorios privados donde la Bacteriología se imagina, crea, forma y crece en el pensamiento,...

El tomate, Lycopersicon esculentum Mill, es la hortaliza más importante para el planeta. Constituye el 30% de la producción hortícola, con aproximadamente cuatro millones de hectáreas sembradas y 107'972.098 toneladas de frutos cosechados en 2002 (FAO, 2003). En Colombia se cultivan variedades tipo "chonto" y "milano" correspondiendo al 80 y 20% de la producción nacional respectivamente (Vallejo, 1999). El cultivo de tomate en Colombia presenta...

Microbiology, along with mathematics, chemistry, and physics, is one of the fundamental branches of basic sciences. The knowledge and detailed study of microorganisms and their functions can establish its use in a variety of applications, from medical, food and environmental, agricultural, and industrial field. Thus, microbiology is consolidated as one of the pillars of biotechnology. In this specification the modern general microbiology, which is...

An illustrated introduction to the creatures that survive in the habitat inside a tree, covering different seasons and tree dwellers in the branches, trunk, and root systems of trees.

Throughout the world there exists numerous viruses and diseases capable of inflicting serious harm (or death) on the human population at large. While treatment plans exist for a wide array of diseases, viruses offer a unique challenge to doctors and researchers as antibiotics and traditional medicines are often ineffective against their attacks on the human body. This book explores the 10 deadliest and most dangerous viruses known to currently exist...

"We are more bacteria than we realize, not just in number of cells, but because of the many ways in which bacteria have shaped our history and evolution." Bacterial Lenses shows how closely related human and bacterial evolution are in a constantly changing world. Medina's goal is to provide the reader with an entertaining and easily accessible guide to understanding the impact of bacteria on our history and everyday lives. In this book,...

"For fans of the "Who Was" series, this lively, accessible, and full-color chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us. By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding of our oft-invisible world around us."--