Michael Wilson

Bacteriology of Humans

An Ecological Perspective

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Bis vor wenigen Jahren beschränkte sich das Interesse an den Mikroorganismen des Menschen auf solche, die Krankheiten verursachen. Erst langsam wird die Bedeutung der Biozönosen des Menschen erkannt. Dieses Referenzwerk stellt die vielfältigen systemischen Wechselbeziehungen vor.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 189mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 1060g
• ISBN-13: 9781405161657
• ISBN-10: 1405161655
• Artikelnr.: 22956411

Autorenporträt

Michael Wilson is a Professor of Microbiology in the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences at University College London and is Director of the Eastman Centre for Microbial Diseases within this university. He holds a PhD in Microbiology from University College Galway, Ireland, a Doctor of Science from the National University of Ireland and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists. He has written and/or edited eight books and published more than 270 scientific papers in the fields of microbiology and infectious diseases.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The human-microbe symbiosis. 1.1 Overview of the nature and distribution
of the microbial communities inhabiting humans. 1.2 Environmental
determinants that affect the distribution and composition of microbial
communities. 1.3 Host characteristics that affect the indigenous
microbiota. 1.4 Techniques used to characterise the microbial communities
inhabiting humans. 1.5 The epithelium - site of host-microbe interactions.
1.6 Further Reading. 2. The indigenous microbiota of the skin. 2.1 Anatomy
and physiology of human skin. 2.2 Cutaneous antimicrobial defence systems.
2.3 Environmental determinants operating at different skin regions. 2.4 The
indigenous microbiota of the skin. 2.5 Overview of the cutaneous
microbiota. 2.6 References for epidemiological studies. 2.7 Further
reading. 3. The indigenous microbiota of the eye. 3.1 Anatomy and
physiology of the eye. 3.2 Antimicrobial defence systems of the eye. 3.3
Environmental determinants on the conjunctival surface. 3.4 The indigenous
microbiota of the eye. 3.5 Overview of the ocular microbiota. 3.6
References for epidemiological studies. 3.7 Further reading. 4. The
indigenous microbiota of the respiratory tract. 4.1 Anatomy and physiology
of the respiratory tract. 4.2 Antimicrobial defence systems of the
respiratory tract. 4.3 Environmental determinants within the respiratory
tract. 4.4 Indigenous microbiota of the respiratory tract. 4.5 Overview of
the respiratory microbiota. 4.6 References for epidemiological studies. 4.7
Further reading. 5. The indigenous microbiota of the urinary system of
females. 5.1. Anatomy and physiology of the urinary system of females. 5.2
Antimicrobial defences of the female urinary system. 5.3 Environmental
determinants within the female urethra. 5.4 The indigenous microbiota of
the female urethra. 5.5. Overview of the microbiota of the urinary tract of
females. 5.6. References for epidemiological studies. 5.7 Further reading.
6. The indigenous microbiota of the reproductive system of females. 6.1
Anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system. 6.2 Antimicrobial
defence systems of the female reproductive system. 6.3 Environmental
determinants at different regions of the reproductive system. 6.4 The
indigenous microbiota of the female reproductive system. 6.5 Overview of
the microbiota of the female reproductive system. 6.6. References for
epidemiological studies. 6.7 Further reading. 7. The indigenous microbiota
of the urinary and reproductive systems of males. 7.1 Anatomy and
physiology. 7.2 Antimicrobial defences of the male urinary and reproductive
systems. 7.3. Environmental determinants within the male urinary and
reproductive systems. 7.4 The indigenous microbiota of the male urinary and
reproductive systems. 7.5 Overview of the microbiota of the male urinary
and reproductive systems. 7.6. References for epidemiological studies. 7.7
Further reading. 8. The indigenous microbiota of the gastrointestinal
tract. 8.1 Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract. 8.2
Antimicrobial defence systems of the gastrointestinal tract. 8.3
Environmental determinants within different regions of the gastrointestinal
tract. 8.4 The indigenous microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract. 8.5.
Overview of the indigenous microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract. 8.6
References for epidemiological studies. 8.7 Further reading. 9. The
indigenous microbiota of the oral cavity. 9.1 Anatomy and physiology of the
oral cavity. 9.2 Antimicrobial defence systems of the oral cavity. 9.3
Environmental determinants at the various sites within the oral cavity. 9.4
The indigenous microbiota of the oral cavity. 9.5 Overview of the oral
microbiota. 9.6. References for epidemiological studies. 9.7 Further
reading