| Title:
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MICROBIAL INHABITANTS OF HUMANS
THEIR ECOLOGY AND ROLE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE |
| By: |
Michael Wilson |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£127.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521841585 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521841580 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
8 November, 2004 |
| Pages: |
476 |
| Description: |
An advanced text on microorganisms indigenous to humans of key importance in health and disease. |
| Synopsis: |
This advanced textbook provides a unique overview of the microbial communities (normal indigenous microbiota) inhabiting those regions of the human body that are exposed to the external environment, including the skin, eyes, oral cavity and the respiratory, urinary, reproductive and gastrointestinal tracts. In order to understand why particular organisms are able to colonise an anatomical region and why the resulting microbial community has a particular composition, an ecological approach is essential. Consequently, the key anatomical and physiological characteristics of each body site are described throughout the book. The crucial roles of the indigenous microbiota in protecting against exogenous pathogens, regulating the development of our immune system and mucosae, and providing nutrients are also discussed. The involvement of these organisms in infections of healthy and debilitated individuals are discussed throughout and methods of manipulating the composition of the indigenous microbiota for the benefit of human health are also described. |
| Illustrations: |
136 b/w illus. 2 colour illus. 194 tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |