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The human microbiota in health and disease : an ecological and community-based approach
Title
The human microbiota in health and disease : an ecological and community-based approach / Michael Wilson.
ISBN
9780815345855
0815345852
9781351068369
Publication
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]
Physical Description
xxxii, 472 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Summary
A human being consists of a mammalian component and a multiplicity of microbes, collectively referred to as the microbiota or microbiome, with which it has a symbiotic relationship. The microbiota is comprised of a variety of communities, the composition of each being dependent on the body site it inhabits. This community variation arises because the numerous locations on a human being provide very different environments, each of which favors the establishment of a distinct microbial community. Each community consists of bacteria, fungi and viruses with, in some cases, archaea and/or protozoa. It is increasingly being recognized that the indigenous microbiota plays an important role in maintaining the health of its human host. However, changes in the overall composition of a microbial community at a body site, or an increase in the proportion of a particular species in that community, can result in disease or other adverse consequences for the host. The Human Microbiota in Health and Disease: An Ecological and Community-Based Approach describes the nature of the various communities inhabiting humans as well as the important roles they play in human health and disease. It discusses techniques used to determine microbial community composition and features a chapter devoted to the many factors that underlie this mammalian-microbe symbiosis. Uniquely, the book adopts an ecological approach to examining the microbial community's composition at a particular body site and why certain factors can shift a community from a eubiotic to a dysbiotic state. The book is for undergraduates and postgraduates on courses with a module on the indigenous microbiota of humans. It will also be useful to scientists, clinicians, and others seeking information on the human microbiota and its role in health and disease. -- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 01, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The human microbiota : an historical and methodological overview
The human-microbe symbiosis
The indigenous microbiota of the skin
The indigenous microbiota of the respiratory system
The indigenous microbiota of the genitourinary system of males
The indigenous microbiota of the urinary system of females
The indigenous microbiota of the reproductive system of females
The indigenous microbiota of the oral cavity
The indigenous microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract
Microbial community disruption ? a role in other human diseases?
The indigenous microbiota of humans? where are we now and where should we be going?.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Microbiota - physiology.
Dysbiosis - epidemiology.
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