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MicrobialInhabitantsofHumans:TheirEcologyandRoleinHealthandDisease

内容简介

Thisadvancedtextbookprovidesauniqueoverviewofthemicrobialcommunities(normalindigenousmicrobiota)inhabitingthoseregionsofthehumanbodythatareexposedtotheexternalenvironment,includingtheskin,eyes,oralcavityandtherespiratory,urinary,reproductiveandgastrointestinaltracts.Inordertounderstandwhyparticularorganismsareabletocoloniseananatomicalregionandwhytheresultingmicrobialcommunityhasaparticularcomposition,anecologicalapproachisessential.Consequently,thekeyanatomicalandphysiologicalcharacteristicsofeachbodysitearedescribedthroughoutthebook.Thecrucialrolesoftheindigenousmicrobiotainprotectingagainstexogenouspathogens,regulatingthedevelopmentofourimmunesystemandmucosae,andprovidingnutrientsarealsodiscussed.Theinvolvementoftheseorganismsininfectionsofhealthyanddebilitatedindividualsarediscussedthroughoutandmethodsofmanipulatingthecompositionoftheindigenousmicrobiotaforthebenefitofhumanhealtharealsodescribed.

作者简介

MichaelWilsonisProfessorofMicrobiologyintheFacultyofClinicalSciences,UniversityCollegeLondon,andHeadoftheDepartmentofMicrobiologyattheEastmanDentalInstitute,UniversityCollegeLondon.HeistheEditor-in-ChiefofthejournalBiofilmsandhasco-authoredoreditednumerousbooks,includingBacterialDiseaseMechanisms(2002),BacterialAdhesiontoHostTissues(2002)andMedicalImplicationsofBiofilms(2003).

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