TY - BOOK AU - Montgomery,David R. AU - Biklé,Anne TI - The hidden half of nature: the microbial roots of life and health SN - 0393244407 AV - QR111 .M66 2016 PY - 2016///] CY - New York PB - W.W. Norton & Company KW - Microbiology KW - Physiology KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Crops KW - Health promotion KW - Soil microbiology N1 - Pacific Northwest author; Includes bibliographical references and index; Dead dirt -- Thinking small -- Looking into life -- Better together -- War in the soil -- Underground allies -- Too close to home -- Inner nature -- Invisible enemies -- Feuding saviors -- Personal alchemists -- Tending the garden -- Courting ancient friends -- Cultivating health N2 - "Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health--for people and for plants--depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut"--Dust jacket flap ER -