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The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health / David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé.
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Title:The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health / David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé.
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Author/Creator:Montgomery, David R., 1961- author.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Biklé, Anne, author.
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Published/Created:New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QW4 .M65 2016
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Microbiology--Physiology.
Conservation of natural resources.
Crops.
Health promotion.
Soil microbiology.
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Medical Subjects: Microbiota--physiology.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Crops, Agricultural.
Health Promotion.
Soil Microbiology.
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Edition:First edition.
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Description:309 pages ; 25 cm
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Summary:"Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health--for people and for plants--depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut"--Dust jacket flap.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:9780393244403 hardcover
0393244407 hardcover
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Dead Dirt
2. Thinking Small
3. Looking into Life
4. Better Together
5. War on the Soil
6. Underground Allies
7. Too Close to Home
8. Inner Nature
9. Invisible Enemies
10. Feuding Saviors
11. Personal Alchemists
12. Tending the Garden
13. Courting Ancient Friends
14. Cultivating Health.