LEADER 04772nam 2200637 450 001 9910463978303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-309-26433-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000499676 035 $a(EBL)3379272 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000957119 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11571101 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000957119 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10965425 035 $a(PQKB)11263999 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3379272 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3379272 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10863929 035 $a(OCoLC)923290466 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000499676 100 $a20130723h20122012 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe social biology of microbial communities $eworkshop summary /$fLeighanne Olsen, Eileen R. Choffnes, and Alison Mack, Rapporteurs ; Forum on Microbial Threats, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cNational Academies Press,$d[2012] 210 4$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (632 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-309-26432-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figures, and Boxes""; ""Workshop Overview""; ""Appendix A: Contributed Manuscripts""; ""Appendix B: Agenda""; ""Appendix C: Acronyms""; ""Appendix D: Glossary""; ""Appendix E: Speaker Biographies"" 330 $aBeginning with the germ theory of disease in the 19th century and extending through most of the 20th century, microbes were believed to live their lives as solitary, unicellular, disease-causing organisms . This perception stemmed from the focus of most investigators on organisms that could be grown in the laboratory as cellular monocultures, often dispersed in liquid, and under ambient conditions of temperature, lighting, and humidity. Most such inquiries were designed to identify microbial pathogens by satisfying Koch's postulates This pathogen-centric approach to the study of microorganisms produced a metaphorical "war" against these microbial invaders waged with antibiotic therapies, while simultaneously obscuring the dynamic relationships that exist among and between host organisms and their associated microorganisms only a tiny fraction of which act as pathogens. Despite their obvious importance, very little is actually known about the processes and factors that influence the assembly, function, and stability of microbial communities. Gaining this knowledge will require a seismic shift away from the study of individual microbes in isolation to inquiries into the nature of diverse and often complex microbial communities, the forces that shape them, and their relationships with other communities and organisms, including their multicellular hosts. On March 6 and 7, 2012, the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Microbial Threats hosted a public workshop to explore the emerging science of the "social biology" of microbial communities. Workshop presentations and discussions embraced a wide spectrum of topics, experimental systems, and theoretical perspectives representative of the current, multifaceted exploration of the microbial frontier. Participants discussed ecological, evolutionary, and genetic factors contributing to the assembly, function, and stability of microbial communities; how microbial communities adapt and respond to environmental stimuli; theoretical and experimental approaches to advance this nascent field; and potential applications of knowledge gained from the study of microbial communities for the improvement of human, animal, plant, and ecosystem health and toward a deeper understanding of microbial diversity and evolution. The Social Biology of Microbial Communities: Workshop Summary further explains the happenings of the workshop." --- Publisher's description. 606 $aMicrobial growth$xDevelopment 606 $aMicroorganisms$xDevelopment 606 $aMicrobial ecology 606 $aCommunicable diseases 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMicrobial growth$xDevelopment. 615 0$aMicroorganisms$xDevelopment. 615 0$aMicrobial ecology. 615 0$aCommunicable diseases. 676 $a571.2/9 702 $aOlsen$b LeighAnne 702 $aChoffnes$b Eileen R. 702 $aMack$b Alison 712 02$aInstitute of Medicine (U.S.).$bBoard on Global Health, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463978303321 996 $aThe social biology of microbial communities$92156148 997 $aUNINA