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Davidson's The Biochemistry of the Nucleic Acids 8th Edition (1976). R. L. P. Adams, R. H. Burdon, A. M. Campbell & R. M. S. Smellie. xii + 420 pp.
Scanning Electron Microscopy (1976). Volume I. Edited by O. Johari. xviii + 782 pp. $28.00. Volume II. Edited by O. Johari and R. P. Becker. xii + 708 pp.     

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P arasitology in F ocus : F acts and T rends (1988). Edited by H. Mehlman.
C olour A tlas for the D iagnosis of B acterial P athogens in A nimals (1988). Edited by W. Bisping & G. Amtsberg.
R ole of G ut F lora in T oxicity and C ancer (1988). By I.R. Rowland.
A naerobes T oday (1988). Edited by J.M. Hardie & S.P. Bordello.
T he R elease of G enetically -E ngineered M icro -O rganisms (1988). Edited by M. Sussman, C.H. Collins, F.A. Skinner & D.E. Stewart-Tull.
M icrobial T echnology in the D eveloping W orld (1988). Edited by E.J. Dasilva, Y.R. Dommergues, E.J. Nyns & C. Ratledge.
M icrobial L ipids Volume 1 (1988). Edited by C. Ratledge & S.G. Wilkinson.     

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M ycotoxins (1974). Edited by I. F. H. Purchase.
C owan and S teel's M anual for the I dentification of M edical B acteria (1974). S. T. Cowan.
A C olour A tlas of M icrobiology (1975). R. J. Olds.
M embranes and their C ellular F unctions (1974). J. B. Finean, R. Coleman & R. H. Michell.
S ingle C ell P rotein (1974). Edited by P. Davis.
W riting S cientific P apers in E nglish (1975). Maeve O'Connor & F. P. Woodford.
M icrobiology Vol. I (1975). Edited by V. A. Sherin & L. S. Smirnova.     

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Food Microbiology (1978). W. C. Frazier and D. C. Westcoff.
Microbial Interactions (1977). Edited by J. L. Reissig.
CRC Handbook Series In Clinical Laboratory Science (1977). Editor-in-Chief, D. Seligson. Section E: Clinical Microbiology, Volume I. Edited by A. von Graevenitz.
Nitrogen Fixation (1978). John Postgate, F.R.S. 67 pp. Institute of Biology.
Methods Of Cultivating Parasites In Vitro (1978). A. E. R. Taylor and J. R. Baker.
Viruses And Trace Contaminants In Water And Wastewater (1977). Edited by J. A. Borchardt, J. K. Cleland, W. J. Redman and G. Oliver.     

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I ndustrial M icrobiological T esting (1987). Edited by J.W. Hopton & E.G. Hill.
D rinking W ater M icrobiology (1987). Edited by D.O. Cliver & R.A. Newman.
S urvival and D ormancy of M icroorganisms (1987). Edited by Y. Henis.
B rewing M icrobiology (1987). Edited by F.G. Priest & I. Campbell.
T he P athogenesis of B acterial I nfections (1985). Edited by G.G. Jackson & H. Thomas.
A dvances in M icrobial P hysiology Volume 28 (1986). Edited by A.M. Rose & D.W. Tempest.
A dvances in M icrobial P hysiology Volume 29 (1988). Edited by A.M. Rose & D.W. Tempest.
M icrobial Q uality A ssurance in P harmaceuticals C osmetics and T oiletries (1988). Edited by S.F. Bloomfield, R. Baird, R.E. Leak & R. Leech.     

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A nti -T uberculous D rugs . H andbook of E xperimental P harmacology , Volume 84 (1988). Edited by K. Bartmann.
B acterial E ndotoxins : P athophysiological E ffects , C linical S ignificance and P harmacological C ontrol (1988). Edited by J. Levin, H.R. Buller, J.W. ten Cate, S.J.H. van Deventer & A. Sturk.
A L aboratory M anual for L egionella (1988). Edited by T.G. Harrison & A.G. Taylor.
M arine M icrobiology (1988). By B. Austin.
B acterial E nergy T ransduction (1988). Edited by C. Anthony.
S ingle C ell O il (1988). Edited by R.S. Moreton.
D iagnostic T echniques in M edical P arasitology (1988). By S.L. Fleck & A.H. Moody.     

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Grazing in Terrestrial and Marine Environments (British Ecological Society Symposium No. 4). Edited by D. J. C risp
Fundamentals of Botany Series . Edited by W. A. J ensen and L. G. K avaljian
Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Biologists . By H ilary S eal
Differenciation des Cellules Sexuelles et Eécondation chez les Cryptogames (Protoplasmatologia , Vol. VII/3b). By B. V azart
Allgemeine Botanik . By W. N ultsch
Piante Medicinali, Chimica, Farmacologia e Terapia . Vol. II. By R. B enigni , C. C apra and P. E. C attorini
Thermophilic Fungi . By D onald G. C ooney and R alph E merson
The Genera of Flowering Flants (Angiospermae). Based Principally on the Genera Plantarum of G. Bentham and J. D. Hooker. Dicotyledones . vol. 1. By J. H utchinson
Algal Cultures and Phytoplankton Ecology . By G. E. F ogg
Flora Europaea, Vol . 1. Eycopodiaceae to Plantanaceae . Edited by T. G. T utin , V. H. H eywood , N. A. B urges , D. H. V alentine , S. M. W alters and D. A. W ebb
The Biology of the Algae . By F. E. R ound
Flora of the British Isles Illustrations . Part 4. Monocotyledons . Drawings by S ybil J. R oles
Plants and the Ecosystem . By W. D. B illings . (Fundamentals of Botany Series, edited by W. A. J ensen and L. G. K avaljian
Essays on Crop Evolution . Edited by S ir J oseph H utchinson     

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ASPECTS AND PROSPECTS OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS . Edited by B. J effcoat .
ADVANCES IN BOTANICAL RESEARCH, VOLUME 8 . Edited by H. W oolhouse
PLANTS AND THEIR ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT . 21st Symposium of The British Ecological Society. Edited by J. G race , E.D. F ord & P.G. J arvis
PLANT TISSUE CULTURE . Proceedings of the Beijing (Peking) Symposium
NITROGEN FIXATION . Edited by W.D.P. S tewart
THE BLUE LIGHT SYNDROME . Edited by H. S enghr
COMMENTARIES IN PLANT SCIENCE , Volume 2. Edited by H. S mith
NEW TRENDS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF NITROGEN FIXATION . Edited by J. C hatt , G eneral L.M. da C amara P ina & R.L. R ichards
ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS . By A.H. F itter & R.K.M. H ay     

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M icroalgae (1994) By E.W. Becker.
T he E volutionary B iology of V iruses (1994). Edited by S.S. Morse.
MCQ s in M edical M icrobiology and I nfectious D iseases (1993). By P.W. Ross and F.X.S. Emmanuel.
T uberculosis : B ack to T he F uture (1994). Edited by J.D.H. Porter and K.P.W. McAdam.
M aking S afe F ood : A M anagement G uide for M icrobiological Q uality (1991). By W.F. Harrigan and R.W.A. Park.
B acterial P rotein T oxins : FEMS S ymposium No. 73. (1994). Edited by J. Freer, R. Aitken, J.E. Alouf, G. Boulnois, P. Falmagne, F. Fehrenbach, C. Montecucco     

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Microbiology Of Aerial Plant Surfaces (1976). Edited by C. H. Dickinson and T. F. Preece.
An Atlas Of Medical Microbiology—common Human Pathogens (1977). B. C. Stratford.
Microbiol Energetics—27th Symposium Of The Society For General Microbiology (1977). Edited by B. A. Haddock and W. A. Hamilton 442 pp.     

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S afety in C linical and B iomedical L aboratories (1988). Edited by C.H. Collins.
L aboratory -A cquired I nfections (1988). 2nd edn By C.H. Collins.
P athologic D iagnosis of F ungal , A ctinomycetal and A lgal I nfections (1988). By Francis W. Chandler & John C. Watts.
A ctinomycetes in B iotechnology (1988). Edited by M. Goodfellow, S.T. Williams & N. Mordarski.
I mmobilized B iocatalysts (1988). By Winfried Hartmeier.
B acterial C ell S urface T echniques (1988). By I. Hancock & Ian Poxton.
M icro -O rganisms in A ction : C oncepts and A pplications in M icrobiological E cology (1988). Edited by J.M. Lynch & J.E. Hobbie.
N itrification (1987). Edited by J.I. Prosser.
A naerobic B acteria (1987). By K.T. Holland, J.S. Knapp & J.G. Shoesmith.
G onococci and M eningococci (1988). Edited by J.T. Poolman, H.C. Zanen, T.F. Meyer, I.E. Heckles, P.R.H. Makela, H. Smith & E.C. Beuvery.     

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Atlas of the British Flora . Edited by F. H. P erring and S. M. W althrs .
Handbuch der Pflanzenphysiologie: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology . Vol. XIV: Growth and Growth Substances. Edited by W. R uhland .
Drawings of British Plants . Part XVII: Compositae (3). By S tella R oss -C raig .
Apical Meristems . By F. A. L. C lowes . Botanical Monographs, vol. 2. Edited by W. O. J ames .
Cellular Regulatory Mechanisms . Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology
Proceedings of the Summer School of Botany held June 2–15, 1960, at Darjeeling . Edited by P. M aheshwari , B. M. J ohri and I. K. V asil .
Exotic Forest Trees in the British Commonwealth . By R. J. S treets . Edited by Sir H arry C hampion .
A Flora of the Alaskan Arctic Slope . By I. L. W iggins and J. H. T homas
Grundzüge der Pflanzenanatomie . By B. H uber .
Taschenbuch der Botanik . By H. M iehe . Revised by W. M evius .
A Conspectus of Aphids as Vectors of Plant Viruses . By J. S. K ennedy , M. F. D ay and V. F. E astop .
Crop Adaptation and Distribution . By C arroll P. W ilsie .
Flora of Cultivated Plants of the U.S.S.R. Vol. XIII: Perennial Leguminous Plants: Medicago, Melilotus and Trigonella. Edited by E. N. S inskaya . Translated by N. L andau .
Der Federsee . Edited by W. Z immermann .
Carbohydrate Resources within the Perennial Plant . By C. A. P riestley .
Flora of the British Isles . By A. R. C lapham , T. G. T utin and E. F. W arburg .
Mineral Salts Absorption in Plants . By J. F. S utcliffe .
The Development of British Heathlands and their Soils . By G. W. D imbleby .
Annual Review of Plant Physiology , vol. 13. Edited by L. M achlis and W. R. B riggs .     

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BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION . By M. H. M artin & P. J. C oughtrey
PLANT CELL STRUCTURE AND METABOLISM . 2nd edn. By J. L. H all , T. J. F lowers & R. M. R oberts
PLANT CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE—A LABORATORY MANUAL . By J. R einert & M. M. Y eoman
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 12A. PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY I. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTM . Edited by O. L. L ange , P. S. N obel , C. B. O smond & H. Z eigler
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, NEW SERIES, VOLLIME 12B. PHYSIOLOGICAL PLANT ECOLOGY II. WATER RELATIONS AND CARBON ASSIMILATION . Edited by O. L. L ange , P. S. N obel , C. B. O smond & H. Z iegler
THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANT DEVELOPMENT . Edited by H. S mith & D. G rieson
SIMULATION OF PLANT GROWTH AND CROP PRODUCTION . Edited by F. W. T. P enning D e V ries & H. H. V an L aar
TRENDS IN PHOTOB1OLOGY . Edited by C. H elene , M. C harlier , TH. M ontenay -G arestier & G. L austriant
VICIA FAB A : PHYSIOLOGY AND BREEDING . Edited by R. T hompson
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANT ECOLOGY 2nd edn. By J. R. E therington     

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General Microbiology . By R. Y. S tanier , M. D oudoroff and E. A. A delberg
Looking at Chromosomes . By J ohn M c L elish and B rian S noad
Drawings of British plants . Part X. Saxifragaceae, Crassulaceae. By S tella R oss -C raig
Marine Algae of the Northeastern Coast of North America . By W illiam R andolph T aylor
'Die Fagus- Abies- und Piceagurtelarten in der Kontaktzone der Tannen- und Fichtenwälder der Schweiz .' By A. S axer
Protoplasmatologia Handbuch der Protoplasmaforschung . By M. E rrhra
Bericht über das Geobotanische Forschungsinstitut Rübel in Zürich für das Jahr 1956 . Edited by E. RÜ bel and W. LÜ udi
An Atlas of Airborne Pollen Grains . By H. A. H yde and K. F. A dams
Flora of the British Isles , Illustrations. I Pteridophyta to Papilionaceae. Drawn by S ybil J. R oles . By A. R. C lapham , T. G. T utin and E. F. W arburg
Advances in Genetics , vol. IX. Edited by M. D emerec
Protoplasmatologia. Handbuch der Protoplamaforschung (L. V. Heilhrunn and F. Weber, editors), vol. 1, 2. Biocolloids and their Interactions . By H. L. B ooij and H. G. B ungenberg de J ong
Annual Review of Plant Physiology , vol. 9. Edited by A. S. C rafts , L. M achlis and J. G. T orrey     

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Recent Advances in Anaerobic Bacteriology (1987). Edited by S.P. Borriello, J.M. Hardie, B.S. Drasar, B.I. Duerden, M.J. Hudson & R.J. Lysons.
Current Topics in Medical Mycology (1988). Volume 2. Edited by M.R. McGinnis
Advances in Biotechnological Processes Vol. 6 (1986). Edited by Avshalom Mizrahi
The Health Service Use of Ethylene Oxide Sterilization. Edited by G.A.J. Ayliffe, N.F. Cripps, C.E.A. Deverill & R.H. George
Biotechnology of Waste Treatment and Exploitation (1987). Edited by John M. Sidwick & Roger S. Holdom
Animal Cell Technology, Principles and Products (1987). By M. Butler
Methods in Aquatic Bacteriology (1988). Edited by B. Austin
Homeostatic Mechanisms in Microorganisms (1988). Edited by R. Whittenbury, G.W. Gould, J.G. Banks & R.G. Board
Lecture Notes on Medical Virology (1987). By D.J. Jeffries
Urinary Tract Infections (1987). By J.R. Dalton & E.J. Bergquist
Quality Control and Assurance in Clinical Laboratories (1988). Edited by A.D. Farr
Disinfection in Veterinary and Farm Animal Practice (1987). Edited by A.H. Linton, W.B. Hugo & A.D. Russell     

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Fisheries' Acoustics . D.N. M ac L ennan & E.J. S immonds (1992).
Environmental Biology of European Cyprinids . W. W ieser , F. S chiemer , A. G oldschmidt & K. K otrschal (Eds) (1992).
The Natural History of Blackflies . R.W. C rosskey (1990).
Catch Effort Sampling Strategies . Edited by I.G. Cowx (1991).
Studies on Large Branchiopod Biology and Aquaculture . Edited by D. B elk , H.J. D umont & N. M unuswamy . (1991).     

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P ractical D iagnosis of V iral I nfections (1992). Edited by G.J. Galasso, R.J. Whitley and T.C. Merigan.
M anual of C linical V irology (1992). By D.L. Wiedbrauk and S.L.G. Johnston.
C andidiasis : P athogenesis , D iagnosis and T reatment (2nd E dition ) (1993). Edited by G.P. Bodey.
F ungal D iseases of the L ung (2nd E dition ) (1993). Edited by G.A. Sarosi and S.F. Davies.
P robiotics : T he S cientific B asis (1992). Edited by R. Fuller.
T he S ulfate -R educing B acteria : C ontemporary P erspectives (1993). Edited by J.M. Odom and R. Singleton Jr.
D iagnosis of H uman V iruses by P olymerase C hain R eaction T echnology (1992). Edited by Y. Becker and G. Durai.
T he E cology of A quatic H yphomycetes (1992). Edited by F. Barlocher.     

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HACCP: A P ractical A pproach (1994). By S. Mortimore and C. Wallace.
M olecular B iology of A rchaea (1994). Edited by F. Pfeiffer, P. Palm and K.-H. Schleifer.
R otaviruses (1994). Edited by R.F. Ramig.
P ower U nseen : H ow M icrobes R ule the W orld (1994). By B. Dixon.
V iruses and C ancer (1994). Edited by A. Minson, J. Niel and M. McCrae.
W ater M icrobiology (1994). By G. Bitton.
H andbook for R hizobia : M ethods in L egume - Rhizobium T echnology (1994). By P. Somasegaran and H.J. Hoben.
S tatistics and E xperimental D esign : A n I ntroduction for B iologists and B iochemists (1994). 3rd Edition. By G.M. Clarke
P rinciples of G ene M anipulation : A n I ntroduction to G enetic E ngineering (1994). 5th Edition. By R.W. Old and S.B. Primrose.
R espiratory I nfections : D iagnosis and M anagement (1994). Third edition. Edited by J.E. Pennington.
O bstetric and G ynecologic I nfectious D isease (1994). Edited by J.G. Pastorek II.
M olecular G enetics of B acteria (1994). 2nd Edition. By J.W. Dale.
B acterial P athogenesis : P art A: I dentification and R egulation of V irulence F actors (1994). Methods in Enzymology, Volume 235. Edited by V.L. Clark and P.M. Bavoil
B acterial P athogenesis : P art B: I nteraction of P athogenic B acteria with H ost C ells (1994). Methods in Enzymology, Volume 236. Edited by V.L. Clark and P.M. Bavoil.
M ononuclear P hagocytes : B iology of M onocytes and M acrophages (1992). Edited by R. van Furth.     

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Volume 14A, NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEINS IN PLANTS I . Edited by D. B oulter & B. P arthier
ECOLOGICAL BULLETINS 33. TERRESTRIAL NITROGEN CYCLES . Edited by F. E. C lark & T. R osswall
PEROXIDASES 1970–1980. A SURVEY OF THEIR BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLES IN HIGHER PLANTS . By T. C aspar , C. L. P enel T. T horpe & H. G reppin
BASIDIUM AND BASIDIOCRP. EVOLUTION, CYTOLOGY, FUNCTION AND DEVELOPMENT . Edited by K enneth & E llinor W ells
THE BIOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN PLANTS , Edited by J. S. P ate & A. J. McC omb
CHEMICAL MANIPULATION OF CROP GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT , By J. S. MCL aren