Microbiomes Current Knowledge and Unanswered Questions
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Sprache:Englisch
Fr. 241.00
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
03.03.2021
Abbildungen
XIII, 431 p. 14 illus., 10 illus. in color.
Verlag
SpringerSeitenzahl
431
Maße (L/B/H)
24.1/16/2.8 cm
Gewicht
915 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-030-65316-3
This book examines an important paradigm shift in biology: Plants and animals, traditionally viewed as individuals, are now considered to be complex systems and host to a plethora of microorganisms. After first presenting historical aspects of microbiota research, bacterial compositions of individual microbiomes and the critical analysis of current methods, the book discusses how microbial communities inside the human body are profoundly affected by numerous factors, such as macro- and micro-nutrients, physical exercise, antibiotics, gender and age. As described by current research, the author highlights how microbiomes contribute to the fitness of the host by providing nutrients, inhibiting pathogens, aiding in the storage of fat during pregnancy, and contributing to development and behavior. The author not only focusses on prokaryotic components in microbiomes, but also addresses single-cell eukaryotes and viruses.
This follow-up to the successful book
The Hologenome Concept: Human, Animal and Plant Microbiota
, published in 2013, provides a contemporary overview of microbiomes. It appeals to anyone working in the life sciences and biomedicine.
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