MARC details
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02646cam a2200361 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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on1183706218 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20200909134743.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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200812t20202020ctua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2019057113 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
PNX |
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PNX |
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OCLCO |
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DLC |
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OCLCF |
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IEU |
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ILC |
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NFG |
| 019 ## - |
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1134458915 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781633886346 |
| Qualifying information |
(cloth) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1633886344 |
| Qualifying information |
(cloth) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1183706218 |
| Canceled/invalid control number |
(OCoLC)1134458915 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
616.9041 |
| Item number |
P485 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Peterson, Phillip K., |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Microbes : |
| Remainder of title |
the life-changing story of germs / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Phillip K. Peterson. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Guilford, Connecticut : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Prometheus Books, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2020] |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
©2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xviii, 294 pages : |
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illustration ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-281) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction: How tiny creatures make a huge impact -- Intimate friends. The tree of life ; It's a microbial world ; The human microbiome ; Departments of bodily defense ; It's all connected: the health of humans, animals, and our planet -- Mortal enemies. What has plagued us? ; Killer viruses ; The buzz on mosquito-borne infections ; Microbes in flight: birds and bats ; Don't breathe this air ; Microbes in the woods ; What's in the beef? ; Gut reactions ; When beauty isn't skin deep ; The perils of antibiotic misuse -- Germs in the future. The straight poop on fecal transplants ; Healing with friendly bacteria and fungi ; Healing with friendly viruses ; The future of vaccines ; Microbes and the sixty extinction ; Science, ignorance, and mystery -- Appendix: Landmark discoveries and notable germs. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"With straight-forward and engaging writing, infectious diseases physician Phillip Peterson surveys how our understanding of viruses has changed throughout history, from early plagues and pandemics to more recent outbreaks like HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and the Zika virus. Microbes also takes on contemporary issues like the importance of vaccinations in the face of the growing anti-vaxxer movement, as well as the rise of cutting-edge health treatments like fecal transplants. Microbes explains for general readers where these germs came from, what they do to and for us, and what can be done to stop the bad actors and foster the benefactors"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Microorganisms |
| Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
156771 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Medical microbiology |
| Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Vaccines |
| Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
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C0 |
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NFG |
