Dirk Haller - Böcker

The book provides an overview on how the gut microbiome contributes to human health. The readers will get profound knowledge on the connection between intestinal microbiota and immune defense systems. The tools of choice to study the ecology of these highly-specialized microorganism communities such as high-throughput sequencing and metagenomic mining will be presented. In addition the most common diseases associated to the composition of the gut flora are discussed in detail. The book will address researchers, clinicians and advanced students working in biomedicine, microbiology and immunology.

This fully updated and expanded second edition of the textbook provides an accessible overview of how the gut microbiome contributes to various aspects of human health through its connection to the immune system. Readers will gain a fundamental understanding of the composition and function of the microbiome and its critical influence on diseases and disorders such as cancer, inflammatory diseases, allergies, and metabolic and organ disorders. The authors explore the evolution of the human gut microbiome, its influence on early life development, and its relationship to diet and nutrition. In addition, the textbook discusses the latest microbiome-based therapeutic approaches. This second edition has been conceptually revised, didactically improved, and expanded by three brand-new chapters.Aimed at medical microbiology students, researchers, and anyone interested in learning more about the impact of the gut microbiome on human health and well-being.

The book provides an overview on how the gut microbiome contributes to human health. In addition the most common diseases associated to the composition of the gut flora are discussed in detail. The book will address researchers, clinicians and advanced students working in biomedicine, microbiology and immunology.

Studierenden und Absolventen der Ernährungs- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften sowie der Pharmazie und Ernährungsmedizin steht nun erstmals ein Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk zur Verfügung, das die Prinzipien der gesundheitlichen Wirksamkeit von Lebensmittelinhaltstoffen auf Körperfunktionen aufzeigt.