Beneficial Microorganisms in Multicellular Life Forms

Book Overview

Microbial symbioses in the digestive tract of lower termites.- Insect "symbiology" is coming of age, bridging between bench and field.- Chironomids and Vibrio cholera.- Role of bacteria in mating selection in Drosophila melanogaster.- Legume-microbe symbioses.- Plant growth promotion by rhizosphere bacteria through direct effects.- Rhizosphere microorganisms.- Microbial protection against plant disease.- Bacterial Symbionts of Corals and Symbiodinium.- Coral-associated heterotrophic protists.- Effect of ocean acidification on the coral microbial community.- Towards the educated design of bacterial communities.- Oral microbes in health and disease.- Role of rumen microbiota in determining the feed efficiency of dairy cows.- The intestinal microbiota and intestinal disease: irritable bowel diseases.- Intestinal microbiota and intestinal disease: inflammatory bowel diseases.- A role for bacteria in the development of autoimmunity for type 1 diabetes.- Impact of Intestinal Microbial Communities upon Health.- Commensalism versus virulence.- Prebiotics - Modulators of the human gut microflora.- Host genetics and gut microbiota.- Microbial symbiont transmission - basic principles and dark sides.- Hydra go bacteria.- The hologenome concept.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642433669
• ISBN13: 9783642433665
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"