02187nam 2200421 450 991083119320332120231007165816.01-68367-142-210.1128/9781555815462(CKB)4100000010871139(NjHacI)994100000010871139(EXLCZ)99410000001087113920231007d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTherapeutic Microbiology Probiotics and Related Strategies /James Versalovic, Michael WilsonWashington, D.C. :ASM Press,2008.1 online resource (vii, 40 pages) illustrations (chiefly color)1-119-73801-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic Biology; 3. Therapeutic Microbiology in Human Medicine; 4. Therapeutic Microbiology in Veterinary Medicine; 5. Viral Strategies; 6. Future Prospects; Index.Breaks new ground in explaining the breakthroughs possible with therapeutic microbiology. Explores the potential and actual uses of the many methods for altering the microbiotas of humans and animals: probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, bacteriophages, and replacement therapy. Describes the biological principles underlying the manipulation of the indigenous microbiota and the biology of the effector organisms that have been utilized for this purpose. Discusses the many microbes that can potentially be used therapeutically and prophylactically. Serves as a reference to medical, dental and veterinary practitioners with an interest in alternative approaches to the prevention and treatment of microbial diseases.IntestinesMicrobiologyProbioticsIntestinesMicrobiology.Probiotics.612.33Versalovic James1608034Wilson MichaelNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910831193203321Therapeutic Microbiology3934570UNINA