Microbiology Books

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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.17 — 31,478 ratings — published 2016
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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.16 — 121,074 ratings — published 1994
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The Demon in the Freezer The Demon in the Freezer (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.15 — 18,021 ratings — published 2002
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Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,970 ratings — published 2014
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Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.42 — 20,384 ratings — published 2012
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Microbiology Microbiology (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.89 — 449 ratings — published 1958
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A Planet of Viruses A Planet of Viruses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,057 ratings — published 2011
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Brock Biology of Microorganisms Brock Biology of Microorganisms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.13 — 669 ratings — published 2011
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Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,368 ratings — published 2008
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Microbiology Microbiology (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.72 — 76 ratings — published
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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.89 — 56,040 ratings — published 2006
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Microbiology Microbiology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.13 — 294 ratings — published
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Microbiology: An Introduction Microbiology: An Introduction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.83 — 612 ratings — published 1986
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Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.27 — 942 ratings — published 1999
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Prescott/Harley/Klein's Microbiology Prescott/Harley/Klein's Microbiology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.26 — 156 ratings — published 2007
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10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.37 — 4,004 ratings — published 2015
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.98 — 42,469 ratings — published 2004
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Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,019 ratings — published 2000
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Microbe Hunters Microbe Hunters (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,448 ratings — published 1926
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.32 — 50,340 ratings — published 2020
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Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.72 — 11,910 ratings — published 2012
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Prescott's Microbiology Prescott's Microbiology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.04 — 164 ratings — published 2007
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Flu: The Story Of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It Flu: The Story Of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,651 ratings — published 1999
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Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,372 ratings — published 2007
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Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.10 — 254 ratings — published 2001
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Medical Microbiology [with Student Consult Online Access] Medical Microbiology [with Student Consult Online Access] (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.02 — 392 ratings — published 1990
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The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.38 — 4,488 ratings — published 2019
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Life's Engines: How Microbes Made Earth Habitable Life's Engines: How Microbes Made Earth Habitable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.03 — 525 ratings — published 2015
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Microbiology: Principles and Explorations Microbiology: Principles and Explorations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.91 — 164 ratings — published 1992
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Deadly Companions: How Microbes Shaped Our History Deadly Companions: How Microbes Shaped Our History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.91 — 775 ratings — published 2007
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The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,713 ratings — published 2006
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Polio: An American Story Polio: An American Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,969 ratings — published 2005
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Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology (LANGE Basic Science) Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology (LANGE Basic Science)
by (shelved 7 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.90 — 115 ratings — published 1991
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General Microbiology General Microbiology (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.86 — 14 ratings — published
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The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.28 — 966 ratings — published 2015
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March of the Microbes: Sighting the Unseen March of the Microbes: Sighting the Unseen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.20 — 141 ratings — published 2010
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Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,545 ratings — published 1996
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The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.22 — 10,734 ratings — published 1994
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Foundations in Microbiology Foundations in Microbiology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.72 — 129 ratings — published 1992
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Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,727 ratings — published 2005
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The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.29 — 14,945 ratings — published 2022
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Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,489 ratings — published 2018
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,059,274 ratings — published 2021
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Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.08 — 55,332 ratings — published 2014
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The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,914 ratings — published 2015
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Micro Micro (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.53 — 41,021 ratings — published 2011
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Food Microiology Food Microiology (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.10 — 220 ratings — published 1967
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach Microbiology: A Systems Approach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.66 — 111 ratings — published 2000
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Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as microbiology)
avg rating 4.22 — 896 ratings — published 1986
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The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as microbiology)
avg rating 3.91 — 270,688 ratings — published 1969
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Scott C. Anderson
“Only one percent of your genes are human, and those genes are fairly stable, but your microbial genes—the other 99 percent—are in constant flux. Measured by your genes, you’re a different creature each and every morning.”
Scott C. Anderson, The Psychobiotic Revolution: Mood, Food, and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection

Sam Kean
“Germans at the time believed, a little oddly, that dyes killed germs by turning the germs’ vital organs the wrong color.”
Sam Kean, The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

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