Ninety percent of the cells in the human body are bacteria, and humans may be host to many thousands of different species of bacteria. These striking statistics are part of a new paradigm in microbiology in which bacteria are no longer viewed as disease-causing killers but more as lifelong partners which are often essential for the survival of their host. This book brings together a group of diverse scientists - evolutionary biologists, immunologists, molecular biologists, microbiologists, pathologists and mathematicians - ...
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Ninety percent of the cells in the human body are bacteria, and humans may be host to many thousands of different species of bacteria. These striking statistics are part of a new paradigm in microbiology in which bacteria are no longer viewed as disease-causing killers but more as lifelong partners which are often essential for the survival of their host. This book brings together a group of diverse scientists - evolutionary biologists, immunologists, molecular biologists, microbiologists, pathologists and mathematicians - to discuss the evolution and mechanisms of bacteria-host interactions at all levels of complexity. Chapters deal with the evolution of these interactions over the last 60 years (since the introduction of antibiotics) to a period of 3.8 billion years (since the evolution of single-celled life) and discuss bacterial interactions with multicellular life forms from coral reefs to humans. Researchers and graduate students across the life sciences will find this book of interest.
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New. 454 p. Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology . 10 Tables, unspecified; 13 Plates, color; 12 Halftones, unspecified; 46 Line drawings, unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Print on demand Contains: Line drawings, Halftones, Tables. Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology . 58 b/w illus. 13 colour illus. 10 tables. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Contains: Line drawings, Halftones, Tables. Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology . 58 b/w illus. 13 colour illus. 10 tables. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
