Main description:

Written in dialog form, Gerhard Gottschalk's book provides surprising insights into the amazing world of bacteria. These microorganisms have changed the Earth more than any other life form and turned it into an inhabitable planet. Did you know, for example, that the human body contains more bacteria cells than human ones? Or that in each animal and plant cell the remains of former symbiotic bacteria maintain the metabolism? But bacteria also have their negative aspects: they cause illnesses and produce the strongest toxins known to mankind. Backed by more than 45 contributions from famous international scientists written especially for this book.

Contents:

Vorwort V 1 EHEC 1 Prolog 3 Bekanntschaft mit ETEC 4 Mikrobielle Evolution und E. coli als Verwandlungskunstler 7 ETEC, der unangenehme Reisebegleiter 17 Der eigentliche EHEC 20 Intermezzo mit weiteren ECs 26 Der deutsche E. coli-Ausbruch von Mai bis Juli 2011 28 Wir Menschen aus der Sicht der Bakterien 37 Epilog 39 2 MRSA 41 Prolog 43 Antibiotika eine Erfolgsgeschichte 44 Biologisches und Physiologisches uber Antibiotika 50 Resistenz und Multiresistenz gehen um 54 MRSA breitet sich aus 58 MRSA zwingt zum Umdenken 62 Epilog 65 Glossar 67 Literatur 71 Index 75