Microbial Ecology - Microbiomes, Viromes, and Biofilms

This book highlights the hidden world of microbiomes, viromes, and biofilms on and inside humans. Our bodies have microbiomes, which contain various bacterial communities, and viromes, which contain viruses.

List of contents

Preface. Introduction of Microbiomes, Viromes and Biofilms. Microbiomes and Viromes in Infection. The Gut-Brain Axis and the Human Microbiome. Diabetes Mellitus and the Microbiome. The Role of Microbiome in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Cancer and Microbiome. Microbiomes and Probiotics. The Effect of Microbiome Exchange on Humans and Animals. Unravelling Gut Microbiomes, Viromes, and Biofilm: Investigations in the Developing Next-generation Sequencing Era. Index.

About the author

Dr. Bhagwan Narayan Rekadwad conferred a PhD for his research on "the prokaryotic diversity of hot springs" in 2014. After his postdoc at DBT-NCCS, Pune, he joined "the Oxford of the East”, the Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, as an Assistant Professor. He currently serves as an Associate Professor, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India. Dr. Bhagwan also serves as an expert on international and national grant panels. In the years 2022, 2023, and 2024, he was thrice ranked on the AD World Scientific Ranking. He is an expert in genome based Microbial Systematics, Evolutionary Microbiology, Sequencing, and Bioinformatics.

Summary

This book highlights the hidden world of microbiomes, viromes, and biofilms on and inside humans. Our bodies have microbiomes, which contain various bacterial communities, and viromes, which contain viruses.

Product details

• Authors: Bhagwan (Yenepoya Research Centr Narayan Rekadwad
• Assisted by: Bhagwan Narayan Rekadwad (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.07.2024
• EAN: 9781032506050
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3250605-0
• No. of pages: 222
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Microbiology (non-medical), SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity, SCIENCE / Biotechnology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, Biodiversity, Biodiversity / Ecosystems