BacteriologyofHumans:AnEcologicalPerspective

1stPrize,'NewAuthoredBooks'category,RoyalSocietyofMedicineandSocietyofAuthorsMedicalBookAwards2008“Overall,Iamimpressedbytheup-todateinformationcontentandstructureprovidedinBacteriologyofHumans.Itistrulyanecologicalperspectivehelpfulforundergraduate/graduatemajorsinmicrobiologyandimmunology.”–AmericanSocietyforMicrobiology,June2009"Wilsonprovidesthereaderwithanup-to-date,comprehensivecensusoftheindigenousmicroorganismsthatinhabitthehumanbodyandinsodoingcontributessignificantlytothisrapidlyadvancingareaofstudy.Thenarrativeisclearlywritten;theindexisexcellent;therearenumerousbibliographiccitations.Eachchapterisrichwithtables,diagrams,colormicrographs,andcharts…Highlyrecommended."–ChoiceReviews"Thiscomprehensive,yetaccessibletext...isanexcellentandinformativereferencebook…itshouldbeontheshelfofeverymajorscienceandmedicallibrary.Thecontent,organization,andpresentationmakethisbookauniqueresource."–Doody'sBookReviewsUntilrecently,theindigenousmicrobiotaofhumanshasbeenarelativelyneglectedareaofmicrobiologywithmostattentionbeingfocusedonthosemicrobesthatcausediseaseinhumans,ratherthanonthosethatco-existwithusinthedisease-freestate.However,inthepastdecaderesearchhasshownthatnotonlyistheindigenousmicrobiotainvolvedinprotectinghumansfromexogenouspathogensbutitisalsoinvolvedinourdevelopmentandnutrition.Consequently,interesthasgrownsubstantiallyamonghealthprofessionalsandscientistsinanalyzingandunderstandingthesemicrobial(largelybacterial)communities.Thiscomprehensive,yetaccessibletextprovidesanup-to-dateguidetothedevelopment,compositionanddistributionofindigenousmicrobialcommunitiesofhumans.Withtheaidofabundantcolourfigures,diagrams,tablesandmaps,itestablisheslinksbetweenthephysicochemicalfactorsprevailingatananatomicalsiteandthetypesofmicrobestobefoundthere.Thebookincludesanintroductiontothehuman-microbesymbiosisaswellasanin-depthlookatthemainsystemsandorgansofthehumanbodythathaveanindigenousmicrobiota.Eachchapterincludesalistofreferencesforfurtherstudy.Thisisanexcellentandinformativereferencebookthatisusefultoanyonewithaninterestinmicrobiology,medicalmicrobiology,microbialecology,infectiousdiseases,immunology,humanbiology,medicine,dentistry,nursing,healthsciences,biomedicalsciencesorpharmacy–itshouldbeontheshelfofeverymajorscienceandmedicallibrary.HallmarkFeatures:Providesacomprehensive,yetaccessible,referencebookonthehumanmicrobiotaLavishlyillustratedwithcolourfigures,diagrams,tablesandmapsEachchapterprovidesalistofreferencestopromotefurtherstudyEachchaptercontainslinkstokeywebsitesOffersanecologicalapproachthatexplainswhycertainorganismsareassociatedwithaparticularanatomicalsite