Microbial inhabitants of humans : their ecology and role in health and disease /

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Author / Creator:Wilson, Michael, 1947-
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Description:xviii, 455 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5571517
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ISBN:0521841585
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. An introduction to the human-microbe symbiosis
  • 2. The skin and its indigenous microbiota
  • 3. The eye and its indigenous microbiota
  • 4. The respiratory system and its indigenous microbiota
  • 5. The urinary system and its indigenous microbiota
  • 6. The reproductive system and its indigenous microbiota
  • 7. The gastrointestinal tract and its indigenous microbiota
  • 8. The oral cavity and its indigenous microbiota
  • 9. Role of the indigenous microbiota in maintaining human health
  • 10. Manipulation of the indigenous microbiota