{"product_id":"the-human-microbiota-isbn-9780470479896","title":"The Human Microbiota","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Human Microbiota\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive review of all human-associated microbial niches in a single volume, focusing on what modern tools in molecular microbiology are revealing about human microbiota, and how specific microbial communities can be associated with either beneficial effects or diseases. An excellent resource for microbiologists, physicians, infectious disease specialists, and others in the field, the book describes the latest research findings and evaluates the most innovative research approaches and technologies. Perspectives from pioneers in human microbial ecology are provided throughout.  \u003cp\u003ePREFACE vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTRIBUTORS xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 THE NIH HUMAN MICROBIOME PROJECT 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLita M. Proctor, Shaila Chhibba, Jean McEwen, Jane Peterson, Chris Wellington, Carl Baker, Maria Giovanni, Pamela McInnes, and R. Dwayne Lunsford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE HUMAN BODY 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristine Bassis, Vincent Young, and Thomas Schmidt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 PHYLOARRAYS 75\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEoin L. Brodie and Susan V. Lynch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 MATHEMATICAL APPROACHES FOR DESCRIBING MICROBIAL POPULATIONS: PRACTICE AND THEORY FOR EXTRAPOLATION OF RICH ENVIRONMENTS 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eManuel E. Lladser and Rob Knight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 TENSION AT THE BORDER: HOW HOST GENETICS AND THE ENTERIC MICROBIOTA CONSPIRE TO PROMOTE CROHN’S DISEASE 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel N. Frank and Ellen Li\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 THE HUMAN AIRWAY MICROBIOME 119\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdith T. Zemanick and J. Kirk Harris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 MICROBIOTA OF THE MOUTH: A BLESSING OR A CURSE? 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAngela H. Nobbs, David Dymock, and Howard F. Jenkinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 MICROBIOTA OF THE GENITOURINARY TRACT 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura K. Sycuro and David N. Fredricks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlexander Swidsinski and Vera Loening-Baucke\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 FROM FLY TO HUMAN: UNDERSTANDING HOW COMMENSAL MICROORGANISMS INFLUENCE HOST IMMUNITY AND HEALTH 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJune L. Round\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 INSIGHTS INTO THE HUMAN MICROBIOME FROM ANIMAL MODELS 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBethany A. Rader and Karen Guillemin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 TO GROW OR NOT TO GROW: ISOLATION AND CULTIVATION PROCEDURES IN THE GENOMIC AGE 289\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKarsten Zengler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 NEW APPROACHES TO CULTIVATION OF HUMAN MICROBIOTA 303\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSlava S. Epstein, Maria Sizova, and Amanda Hazen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 MANIPULATING THE INDIGENOUS MICROBIOTA IN HUMANS: PREBIOTICS, PROBIOTICS, AND SYNBIOTICS 315\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge T. Macfarlane and Sandra Macfarlane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX 339\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Overall, this book provides a concise overview of the human microbiota in and on different body sites, a bit too concise for me. It fulfils the intention to discuss many different body sites but in doing so neglects to get to the detailed description of the human microbiota, let alone to give a good overview of their role in health and disease.”  (\u003ci\u003eBeneficial Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 March 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Having said that, I’m sure the book will be of interest to all those studying the effects of micro-organisms on the human body.”  (\u003ci\u003eMicrobiology Today\u003c\/i\u003e, 30 August 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Fredricks\u003c\/b\u003e is an expert in infectious diseases and the human indigenous microbiota, with a research focus on the bacterial biota of the human vagina and how changes in the composition of vaginal microbes lead to the syndrome bacterial vaginosis. He has authored more than 32 peer reviewed journal articles, 7 book chapters, and 9 editorials or invited reviews. He has been a peer reviewer for more than a dozen major medical and infectious diseases journals, and has served on several NIH study sections.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnraveling the mysteries of the human microbiome\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing the latest findings on the microbes that colonize epithelial surfaces in the human body, \u003ci\u003eThe Human Microbiota\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive review of the microbial diversity found in humans and the role it plays in human health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter an introduction to the pivotal research efforts at the Human Microbiome Project, the book presents cutting-edge methods for studying the human microbiome and links particular microbial communities to various conditions and diseases. It explains in detail how to use animal models, cultivate microbes, and manipulate existing microbiota. Advice on the design of microbiome studies as well as the strengths and weaknesses of different methods is also included. A group of pioneers in microbial ecology contribute authoritative, state-of-the-art chapters on:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharacterization and analysis techniques as well as mathematical approaches for describing microbial communities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe different microbial populations found in the gut, the respiratory tract, the mouth, and the genital tract\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLessons learned from animal models about microbial communities and immune response to the microbiota\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNovel approaches to cultivating human microbes in the laboratory, including their challenges and benefits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe use of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics to enhance human health\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Human Microbiota\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for microbiologists, microbial ecologists, physicians, infectious disease specialists, and anyone wishing to learn about the latest tools in molecular biology and what they reveal about this exciting, rapidly evolving field.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990260924645,"sku":"NP9780470479896","price":160.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470479896.jpg?v=1761787105","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-human-microbiota-isbn-9780470479896","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}