Microbiomes
A Very Short Introduction
Seiten
2022
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-887085-2 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-887085-2 (ISBN)
Humans and other organisms harbour microbiomes, communities of microorganisms which are mostly beneficial but can sometimes cause disease. This book explains how and why our health and wellbeing depend on our resident microbiomes, providing readers with the knowledge to judge claims about microbiome-based applications.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
The term 'microbiomes' encapsulates an important scientific breakthrough of recent years. This is the realization that humans, other animals, and plants harbour communities of microorganisms which are mostly beneficial but can occasionally cause or exacerbate disease. Our quickly developing understanding of microbiomes is being translated into novel microbial therapies for human disease and is contributing to sustainable practices in agriculture and food production. On the flipside, there is a growing concern that some claims for microbiomes, especially in relation to human health, far exceed the scientific data.
This Very Short Introduction is an essential guide to the fast-moving discipline of microbiome science. It accessibly distills the key facts about our resident microbiomes, explains how and why our health and wellbeing depend on them, and provides readers with the fundamental knowledge they need to judge the reliability of claims about microbiome-based applications.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introduction series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
The term 'microbiomes' encapsulates an important scientific breakthrough of recent years. This is the realization that humans, other animals, and plants harbour communities of microorganisms which are mostly beneficial but can occasionally cause or exacerbate disease. Our quickly developing understanding of microbiomes is being translated into novel microbial therapies for human disease and is contributing to sustainable practices in agriculture and food production. On the flipside, there is a growing concern that some claims for microbiomes, especially in relation to human health, far exceed the scientific data.
This Very Short Introduction is an essential guide to the fast-moving discipline of microbiome science. It accessibly distills the key facts about our resident microbiomes, explains how and why our health and wellbeing depend on them, and provides readers with the fundamental knowledge they need to judge the reliability of claims about microbiome-based applications.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introduction series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Angela E. Douglas is the Emerita Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor of Insect Physiology and Toxicology at Cornell University. She is the author of several books on microbiomes and beneficial microorganisms, including Fundamentals of Microbiome Science: How Microbes Shape Animal Biology (2018) and Insect Associations with Beneficial Microorganisms (forthcoming), as well as many research articles.
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
1: Living with microbes
2: How to get and keep a microbiome
3: Microbiomes, nutrition, and metabolic health
4: Microbiomes, the brain, and behaviour
5: Microbiomes and infectious disease
6: Plant microbiomes in agriculture and food production
7: Microbial therapies and healthy microbiomes
Glossary
Further reading
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.10.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Very Short Introductions |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 112 x 175 mm |
| Gewicht | 122 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-887085-X / 019887085X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-887085-2 / 9780198870852 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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