Microbial inhabitants of humans their ecology and role in health and disease / [[Book] :]
Ecology and role in health and disease.
Michael Wilson.
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
- xviii, 455 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to the human-microbe symbiosis -- . The skin and its indigenous microbiota -- . The eye and its indigenoius microbiota -- . The respiratory system and its indigenous microbiota -- . The urinary system and its indigenous microbiota -- . The reproductive system and its indigenous microbiota . The gastrointestinal tract and its indigenous microbiota -- . The oral cavity and its indigenous microbiota -- . Role of the indigenous microbiota in maintaining human health -- . Manipulation of the indigenous microbiota.
All Ages.
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Body, Human--Microbiology. Medical microbiology. Microbial ecology.