The human microbiota and microbiome [
Thousands of different microbial species colonize the human body, and are essential for our survival. This book presents a review of the current understanding of human microbiomes, the functions that they bring to the host, how we can model them, their ole in health and disease and the methods used...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK :
CABI ,
c2014
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| Series: | Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology
25 |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2014/20143165354.pdf |
| Summary: | Thousands of different microbial species colonize the human body, and are essential for our survival. This book presents a review of the current understanding of human microbiomes, the functions that they bring to the host, how we can model them, their ole in health and disease and the methods used to explore them. Current research into areas such as the long-term effect of antibiotics makes this a subject of considerable interest. This title is essential reading for researchers and students of microbiology. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 197 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1780644094 (e-book) 9781780640495 (e-book) 9781780644097 (e-book) |