The Transmutation of Bacteria (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Samuel Gurney-Dixon

9780331941883: The Transmutation of Bacteria (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0331941880 ISBN 13: 9780331941883

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

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The Transmutation of Bacteria surveys how bacteria vary, adapt, and sometimes seem to change their character through natural processes.

It lays out the scope of inquiry, the conditions that modify bacterial traits, and the kinds of evidence scientists use to study these changes, from morphology to virulence and fermentation.

Written in clear, accessible language, this edition frames what constitutes a “transmutation” in single-celled life and how researchers test ideas about variation, adaptation, and the limits of species distinctions. It presents the questions, methods, and debates that shaped early work in bacterial science, without promising simple answers.

How spontaneous variations, environment, and cultivation affect bacterial form and behavior.
Different patterns of changes in virulence and how they are interpreted in evolutionary terms.
How fermentation reactions and sugar metabolism relate to identifying and classifying bacteria.
The role of observation, replication, and experimental design in drawing conclusions about microbial change.

Ideal for readers curious about the early theories of bacterial variation and the question of how microbes adapt to their surroundings.

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