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THIS is a wonderful six-pennyworth, and a very interesting and instructive little book. It is written in simple language understandable by ordinary folk, with a considerable sense of humour, and conveys much accurate information on microbes, what they are and what they do.
Microbes by the Million
By Hugh Nicol. (Pelican Special, S28.) Pp. 248 + 8 plates. (Harmondsworth, Middx.: Penguin Books, Ltd., 1939.) 6d.
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HEWLETT, R. Microbes by the Million. Nature 144, 998 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144998a0
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