Fundamentals of microbiome science : how microbes shape animal biology /
"This book provides an accessible and authoritative guide to the fundamental principles of microbiome science, an exciting and fast-emerging new discipline that is reshaping many aspects of the life sciences. Resident microbes in healthy animals--including humans-can dictate many traits of the...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2018]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : animals in a microbial world
- The ancient roots of the animal microbiomes
- The microbiome and human health
- Defining the rules of engagement : the microbiome and the animal immune system
- Microbial drivers of animal behavior
- The inner ecosystem of animals
- Evolutionary processes and consequences
- The animal reimagined.