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Microbiomes: A Very Short Introduction [#719]
Microbiomes: A Very Short Introduction [#719]

Microbiomes: A Very Short Introduction [#719]

Author: 
Angela E. Douglas
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  • Offers a balanced perspective of this important new field of science, beyond the sometimes hyped press claims
  • Brings together studies of fundamental microbiology of animal and plant microbiomes with both biomedical and agricultural applications
  • Explains research into developing therapies to support and restore healthy microbiomes

    
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.

Index: 

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

About the author: 

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.

Product details

ISBN : 9780198870852

Author: 
Angela E. Douglas
Pages
160 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
Nov 2022
Series
Very Short Introductions
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Microbiomes: A Very Short Introduction [#719]

Microbiomes: A Very Short Introduction [#719]

Microbiomes: A Very Short Introduction [#719]