Microbial Inhabitants Of Humans: Their Ecology and Role in Health and Disease - Hardcover

Wilson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521841585 ISBN 13: 9780521841580

Verlag: New Publisher, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

The microbes that live on humans are discussed in this textbook for advanced students. It explains how these indigenous microorganisms come to be on our body and how they can survive there. The benefits of these organisms to humans are discussed along with the diseases that they can cause.

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'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

'... this outstanding textbook heralds a holistic approach to microbiology ... This book may be read very comfortably from cover-to-cover ...'. Journal of the American Medical Association

'The book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive review of current knowledge concerning the normal flora of a range of different sites on the body, and associated endogenous infections.' Society for General Microbiology

'This is the first edition of this text book that gives an overview of the microbial inhabitants of the regions of the human body exposed to the external environment, including the skin, eyes, oral cavity and the respiratory, urinary, reproductive and gastrointestinal tracts. It is aimed at advanced students of microbiology, medical microbiology, microbial ecology and human biology ... The test definitely makes for an interesting read and is well written, well referenced and has good diagrams, pictures and clear tables. The final chapter 'Manipulation of the indigenous microbiota using environmental determinants', is an interesting description of how infections may, in theory at least, be treated without antibiotics. Given the increasing microbial resistance problems that challenge daily practice, these concepts inevitably promote interest amongst microbiologists.' The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists

'... a well-written, affordable book which deserves to be on the shelf of every microbiology-oriented health professional and student of human diseases. ... It will fit easily into the curriculum of microbiology graduate and advanced undergraduate students.' ASM News

'This book should be appreciated for being ahead of its time. ... Readers will find a wealth of information on a few key biological species from each anatomic region ... The book is organized logically with a clearly outlined table of contents. The text is well written, and there are abundant useful tables throughout. The index is excellent.' Clinical Infectious Diseases

'This book is an aerial view of exactly what the title describes and will instruct well those who want to grasp the scope of the vast and varied topic of the normal microflora.' The New England Journal of Medicine

'This exceedingly thorough, up-to-date and complete treatise on microbial inhabitants of humans is warmly recommended for medical microbiologists, immunologists and physicians involved in the treatment and/or study of infectious diseases and teachers of medical microbiology and immunology.' Immunological Investigations

Biografía del autor:

Michael Wilson is Professor of Microbiology in the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University College London, and Head of the Department of Microbiology at the Eastman Dental Institute, University College London. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Biofilms and has co-authored or edited numerous books, including Bacterial Disease Mechanisms (2002), Bacterial Adhesion to Host Tissues (2002) and Medical Implications of Biofilms (2003).

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• Verlag: New Publisher
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• ISBN 10: 0521841585
• ISBN 13: 9780521841580
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 476