The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Multiple Roles of Bacteria in Human Life

• Main Author: Manuel Espinosa (auth)
• Other Authors: Tatiana Venkova (auth), Chew Chieng Yeo (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); bacteria and cancer; virulence; antimicrobial resistance; infectious diseases; horizontal gene spread; mobile genetic elements; bacterial immunity
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Bacteria are among the earliest forms of life on Earth. Notwithstanding their small size and primitive origin, bacteria still have a tremendous impact on everyday human life. Over the centuries, research into bacteria have provided and enriched the fundamental biological knowledge due to their readi...