Microbiomes of Soils, Plants and Animals An Integrated Approach

A comparative, holistic synthesis of microbiome research, spanning soil, plant, animal and human hosts.

About the author

Rachael E. Antwis is a microbial ecologist at the University of Salford. Her research encompasses a range of host systems, including soil, plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. She is the founder and co-secretary of the British Ecological Society's Microbial Ecology Special Interest Group, together with Dr Xavier Harrison.Xavier A. Harrison is a molecular ecologist at the University of Exeter. He is fascinated by the potential of host-associated microbes to drive variation among individuals in life history trajectory. He is co-founder of the British Ecological Society's Microbial Ecology Special Interest Group, alongside Rachael Antwis.Michael J. Cox is a microbial ecologist at the University of Birmingham. His expertise is in applying microbial ecology techniques to understand the respiratory microbiome in chronic and acute respiratory diseases. He is an editor at FEMS Microbiology Letters and author of The Lung Microbiome (2019), a monograph for the European Respiratory Society.

Summary

Covering the breadth of topics in microbiome research, this book explores the interdependence between microbiomes and plant, animal and human hosts, across a range of ecosystems. Leading contributors draw parallels and contrasts, and discuss how microbiomes influence everything from the food we eat, to organismal health and ecosystem functioning.

Product details

• Assisted by: Michael J. Cox (Editor), Rachael E. (University of Salford) Antwis (Editor), Xavier (Institute of Zoology Harrison (Editor), Xavier A. (University of Exeter) Harrison (Editor), Michael J. (University of Birmingham) Cox (Editor), Xavier A. Harrison (Editor), Rachael E. Antwis (Editor), Xavier Harrison (Editor), Rachael E Antwis (Editor), Xavier A Harrison (Editor), Michael J Cox (Editor), Cox Michael J. (Editor)
• Authors: Rachael E. (University of Salford) Harriso Antwis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.04.2020
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology
• EAN: 9781108462488
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46248-8
• Pages: 248
• Series: Ecological Reviews
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical), NATURE / Ecology, Environmental Management, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Soil science, sedimentology, Sedimentology and pedology