Michael Wilson

Microbial Inhabitants of Humans

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1158g
• ISBN-13: 9780521841580
• ISBN-10: 0521841585
• Artikelnr.: 12947248

Autorenporträt

Michael Wilson graduated from Cal State University, Chico in 1974 with a degree in English. He received his teaching credential the following year from Chico and did graduate work at Fresno State and Fresno Pacific College. He has been teaching in the Visalia Unified School District for twenty-three years and has taught theater arts for the past eighteen years. He currently teaches three levels of drama, along with American Literature and Advanced Composition/Grammar. He directs and produces plays for Golden West High School and has directed over fifty plays and musicals thus far.He is also a professional musician, playing guitar for a ten-piece soul, funk, and classic rock band named Run 4 Cover. He has performed in different parts of California, Las Vegas, and at Super Bowl XXIII.

Inhaltsangabe

1. An introduction to the human-microbe symbiosis; 2. The skin and its indigenous microbiota; 3. The eye and its indigenous microbiota; 4. The respiratory system and its indigenous microbiota; 5. The urinary system and its indigenous microbiota; 6. The reproductive system and its indigenous microbiota; 7. The gastrointestinal tract and its indigenous microbiota; 8. The oral cavity and its indigenous microbiota; 9. Role of the indigenous microbiota in maintaining human health; 10. Manipulation of the indigenous microbiota.

Rezensionen

'This authoritative book fills a gaping hole in the literature by describing how bacteria interrelate with us ... The book's strength lies in the exhaustive, clearly organized evidence that the author presents to overwhelmingly document his hypothesis ... His hard-nosed look at the evidence in the area of holistic medicine will be much appreciated by the skeptic and the enthusiast alike ... He has made a valuable contribution by assembling in one place this comprehensive body of information.' Science