Abstract
THIS work has been designed to give an account of bacteriology and its applications to industry and medicine. Intended primarily “for college classes composed of students, some of whom intend to specialise later, and others who desire a general knowledge of the subject,” the book can be strongly recommended as one suited to the needs of the educated public, giving as it does a survey of the subject without technicalities. Divided into four parts, Part I. deals with the history of bacteriology and with the activities of microorganisms in general. In Part II. an excellent account is given of dairy, soil, and industrial bacteriology; and in Part III. the disease-producing organisms are described human, animal, and plant with brief descriptions of vaccines, antitoxins, and immunity, together with the bacteriology of water and sewage. An appendix (Part IV.) contains a short account of culture, staining, and other methods employed in the study of micro-organisms. Save for an occasional slip, the information is accurate and the book most readable. It is illustrated with 48 figures, which are adequate, though several of them are rather crude in execution.
Bacteriology: a Study of Micro-organisms and their Relation to Human Welfare.
Dr.
H. W.
Conn
Dr.
Harold J.
Conn
By. Pp. 441. (Baltimore, Md.: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1923.) 4 dollars.
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Bacteriology: a Study of Micro-organisms and their Relation to Human Welfare. Nature 113, 853 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/113853b0
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