Overview
Explains the role of microorganisms in the health or disease of their hosts
An interdisciplinary view written by experts in the field
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Microbes in Mammalian Health and Disease
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Evolution by Symbiosis
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
All animals and plants form associations with hundreds or thousands of different beneficial microorganisms. These symbiotic microbes play an important role in the development, adaptation, health and evolution of their hosts. This book brings together a group of diverse biologists to discuss microbial interactions with multicellular life forms including insects, corals, plants, and mammals, including humans. The various mechanisms by which microorganisms benefit their hosts are discussed, including providing essential nutrients, preventing disease, inducing the immune system, and combating stress. Since the microbiota can be transferred from parent to offspring, it plays an important role in the origin and evolution of animal and plant species. This book should be of interest to the widest range of biological scientists, merging the studies of host and microbial physiology, symbiosis, and the ecology and evolution of symbiotic partners.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Beneficial Microorganisms in Multicellular Life Forms
Editors: Eugene Rosenberg, Uri Gophna
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21680-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-21679-4Published: 31 August 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43366-5Published: 12 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-21680-0Published: 30 August 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 348
Topics: Microbiology, Evolutionary Biology
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Chemical Manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharma