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050 0 0 _aQR46
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100 1 _aWilson, Michael,
_d1947 April 12-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMicrobial inhabitants of humans :
_btheir ecology and role in health and disease /
_cMichael Wilson.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2005.
300 _a1 online resource (xviii, 455 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aHuman body
_xMicrobiology.
650 0 _aMedical microbiology.
650 0 _aMicrobial ecology.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521841580
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511735080
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