Metagenomics of the Human Body
Published on 19. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVII, 351 pages
978-1-4899-8240-7 (ISBN)
Description
The book brings a completely different perspective than available books by combining the information gained from the human genome with that derived from parallel metagenomic studies, and new results from investigating the effects of these microbes on the host immune system. Although there are a number of books that focus on the human genome that are currently available, there are no books that bring to the forefront the mix of the human genome and the genomes and metagenomes of the microbial species that live within and on us.
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Edition
2011 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional/practitioner
Illustrations
XVII, 351 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
563 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4899-8240-7 (9781489982407)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-7089-3
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Karen E. Nelson
Metagenomics of the Human Body
Book
11/2010
1st Edition
Springer
€160.49
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E-Book
11/2010
1st Edition
Springer
€106.99
Available for download
Content
Preface: The Human Genome and the Human Microbiome.- Chapter 1: The Human Genome, Microbiome and Disease.- Chapter 2: Host Genotype and the effect on Microbial Communities.- Chapter 3: The Human Microbiome and Host-Pathogen Interactions.- Chapter 4: The Human Virome.- Chapter 5: Selection and Sequencing of Strains as References for Human Microbiome studies.- Chapter 6: The Human Vaginal Microbiome.- Chapter 7: The Human Lung Microbiome.- Chapter 8: The Human Skin Microbiome in Health and Skin Diseases.- Chapter 9: The Human Oral metagenome.- Chapter 10: Infectogenomics: aspect of Host Responses to Microbes in the Digestive Tract.- Chapter 11: Autoimmune Disease and the Human Metagenome.- Chapter 12: Metagenomic applications and the potential for understanding chronic liver disease.- Chapter 13: Symbiotic gut microbiota and the modulation of human metabolic phenotypes.- Chapter 14: MetaHIT: The European Union Project on Metagenomics of the Human Intestinal Tract.- Chapter 15: Implications of Human Microbiome Research for the Developing World.