Overview
- Provides a comprehensive overview on the complex functions of the human gut flora
- Discusses common diseases associated with the gut microbiome
- Presents state of the art techniques in microbial ecology and its clinical applications
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Dirk Haller is Full Professor for Nutrition and Immunology and Director of the Institute for Food & Health at the Technical University of Munich. He received his academic training at the University of Hohenheim, graduating in Nutrition Science and Food Technology, and completed his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology. Following periods of post-doctorial research in Switzerland (Nestlé Research Center) and USA (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), he received carreer and science awards from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Society of Medical Microbiology (DGHM). He pioneered the concept of microbe-host interactions and substantially contributed to the understanding of chronic inflammatory disorders in the gut.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Gut Microbiome in Health and Disease
Editors: Dirk Haller
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90545-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90544-0Published: 16 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08039-6Published: 22 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90545-7Published: 27 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 356
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 57 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Bacteriology