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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966093403321

Titolo

GI Microbiota and Regulation of the Immune System / / edited by Gary B. Huffnagle, Mairi Noverr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2008

ISBN

9786612037948

9781282037946

1282037943

9780387095509

0387095500

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; ; v. 635

Altri autori (Persone)

HuffnagleGary B

NoverrMairi C (Mairi Catherine)

Disciplina

612.3/2

Soggetti

Medicine - Research

Biology - Research

Immunology

Biomedical Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview of Gut Immunology -- The Commensal Microbiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- Overview of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota -- Effects of Microbiota on GI Health: Gnotobiotic Research -- Positive Interactions with the Microbiota: Probiotics -- Negative Interactions with the Microbiota: IBD -- Diet, Immunity and Functional Foods -- Host-Microbe Communication within the GI Tract -- Host-Microbe Symbiosis: The Squid-Vibrio Association—A Naturally Occurring, Experimental Model of Animal/Bacterial Partnerships -- The “Microflora Hypothesis” of Allergic Disease -- The Damage-Response Framework of Microbial Pathogenesis and Infectious Diseases.

Sommario/riassunto

Offers an overview of the knowledge of gastrointestinal immunology and the commensal microbiology of the gut. This book includes chapters dedicated to methodologies used to investigate the microbiota and host: molecular analysis of microbial diversity and gnotobiotic research.