Bacteriology of Humans

An Ecological Perspective
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6165-7
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 253 mm, Gewicht: 1061 g

Bis vor wenigen Jahren beschränkte sich das Interesse an den Mikroorganismen des Menschen auf solche, die Krankheiten verursachen. Erst langsam wird die Bedeutung der Biozönosen des Menschen erkannt. Dieses Referenzwerk stellt die vielfältigen systemischen Wechselbeziehungen vor.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduates and post-graduates studying microbiology, medical microbiology, microbial ecology, infectious diseases, immunology, human biology, medicine, dentistry, nursing, health sciences, biomedical sciences and pharmacy, secondary school students st

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilson, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Virologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Infektionskrankheiten
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bakteriologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Abbreviations of genera.

1. The human–microbe symbiosis.

1.1. Overview of the nature and distribution of the microbial communities inhabiting humans.

1.2. Environmental determinants that affect the distribution and composition of microbial communities.

1.3. Host characteristics that affect the indigenous microbiota.

1.4. Techniques used to characterize the microbial communities inhabiting humans.

1.5. The epithelium – site of host–microbe interactions.

1.6. Further reading.

2. The indigenous microbiota of the skin.

2.1. Anatomy and physiology of human skin.

2.2. Cutaneous antimicrobial defense systems.

2.3. Environmental determinants operating at different skin regions.

2.4. The indigenous microbiota of the skin.

2.5. Overview of the cutaneous microbiota.

2.6. Sources of data used to compile figures.

2.7. Further reading.

3. The indigenous microbiota of the eye.

3.1. Anatomy and physiology of the eye.

3.2. Antimicrobial defense systems of the eye.

3.3. Environmental determinants on the conjunctival surface.

3.4. The indigenous microbiota of the eye.

3.5. Overview of the ocular microbiota.

3.6. Sources of data used to compile figures.

3.7. Further reading.

4. The indigenous microbiota of the respiratory tract.

4.1. Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory tract.

4.2. Antimicrobial defense systems of the respiratory tract.

4.3. Environmental determinants within the respiratory tract.

4.4. Indigenous microbiota of the respiratory tract.

4.5. Overview of the respiratory microbiota
4.6. Sources of data used to compile figures
4.7. Further reading.

5. The indigenous microbiota of the urinary system of females.

5.1. Anatomy and physiology of the urinary system of females.

5.2. Antimicrobial defenses of the female urinary system.

5.3. Environmental determinants within the female urethra.

5.4. The indigenous microbiota of the female urethra.

5.5. Overview of the microbiota of the urinary tract of females.

5.6. Sources of data used to compile figures.

5.7. Further reading.

6. The indigenous microbiota of the reproductive system of females.

6.1. Anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system.

6.2. Antimicrobial defense systems of the female reproductive system.

6.3. Environmental determinants at different regions of the reproductive system.

6.4. The indigenous microbiota of the female reproductive system.

6.5. Overview of the microbiota of the female reproductive system.

6.6. Sources of data used to compile figures.

6.7. Further reading.

7. The indigenous microbiota of the urinary and reproductive systems of males.

7.1. Anatomy and physiology.

7.2. Antimicrobial defenses of the male urinary and reproductive systems.

7.3. Environmental determinants within the male urinary and reproductive systems.

7.4. The indigenous microbiota of the male urinary and reproductive systems.

7.5. Overview of the microbiota of the male urinary and reproductive systems.

7.6. Sources of data used to compile figures.

7.7. Further reading.

8. The indigenous microbiota of the oral cavity.

8.1. Anatomy and physiology of the oral cavity.

8.2. Antimicrobial defense systems of the oral cavity.

8.3. Environmental determinants at the various sites within the oral cavity.

8.4. The indigenous microbiota of the oral cavity.

8.5. Overview of the oral microbiota.

8.6. Sources of data used to compile figures.

8.7. Further reading.

9. The indigenous microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract.

9.1. Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract.

9.2. Antimicrobial defense systems of the gastrointestinal tract.

9.3. Environmental determinants within different regions of the gastrointestinal tract.

9.4. The indigenous microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract.

9.5. Overview of the indigenous microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract.

9.6. Sources of data used to compile figures.

9.7. Further reading.

10. The future.

10.1. Further reading.

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Wilson is a Professor of Microbiology in the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences at University College London and is Director of the Eastman Centre for Microbial Diseases within this university. He holds a PhD in Microbiology from University College Galway, Ireland, a Doctor of Science from the National University of Ireland and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists. He has written and/or edited eight books and published more than 270 scientific papers in the fields of microbiology and infectious diseases.