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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Versalovic, James,
• Wilson, Michael,

Titel

Therapeutic Microbiology : Probiotics and Related Strategies

Ort / Verlag

Washington, D.C. : ASM Press,

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic Biology; 3. Therapeutic Microbiology in Human Medicine; 4. Therapeutic Microbiology in Veterinary Medicine; 5. Viral Strategies; 6. Future Prospects; Index.
• Breaks new ground in explaining the breakthroughs possible with therapeutic microbiology. Explores the potential and actual uses of the many methods for altering the microbiotas of humans and animals: probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, bacteriophages, and replacement therapy. Describes the biological principles underlying the manipulation of the indigenous microbiota and the biology of the effector organisms that have been utilized for this purpose. Discusses the many microbes that can potentially be used therapeutically and prophylactically. Serves as a reference to medical, dental and veterinary practitioners with an interest in alternative approaches to the prevention and treatment of microbial diseases.
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