Health and the gut the emerging role of intestinal microbiota in disease and therapeutics / edited by William Olds.

Other author Olds, William.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoToronto ; New Jersey : Apple Academic Press, [2015]
Descriptionxxix, 377 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Contents Part 1. Introduction : the rainforest in the gut -- part 2. Microbiome's role in obesity -- part 3. Inflammation and innate immunity -- part 4. Nutrition's effect on the microbiome -- part 5. Using the microbiome to identify and cure disease.
Abstract The study of the intestinal ecosystem of bacteria in the human gut -- the gut microbiome -- is a new field that is rapidly evolving. This book serves as an introduction to some of the new and exciting research that is being done in this field. Included are chapters that examine the following: Gut microbiom's roles in the pathogenesis of obesity and autoimmune disease ; The effect of nutrition on the richness of the microbial community ; The stability of the microbiome to various stressors ; Emerging ways to diagnose diseases using the microbiome ; Exciting prospects for using these microbes to cure disease. -- Source other than Library of Congress.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014941128
ISBN9781771880725 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1771880724 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781498701266 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1498701264 (electronic bk.)

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