Fundamentals of Microbiome Science : : How Microbes Shape Animal Biology / / Angela E Douglas.

An essential introduction to microbiome science, a new cutting-edge discipline that is transforming the life sciencesThis 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 aspec...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2018 English
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (248 p.) :; 76 b/w illus., 2 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • 1. Introduction ANIMALS IN A MICROBIAL WORLD
  • 2. The Ancient Roots of the Animal Microbiomes
  • 3. The Microbiome and Human Health
  • 4. Defining the Rules of Engagement
  • 5. Microbial Drivers of Animal Behavior
  • 6. The Inner Ecosystem of Animals
  • 7. Evolutionary Processes and Consequences
  • 8. The Animal Reimagined
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX
  • A NOTE ON THE TYPE