Beneficial Microorganisms in Multicellular Life Forms

Eugene Rosenberg (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3642433669 / ISBN 13: 9783642433665

Published by Springer, 2014

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Beneficial Microorganisms in Multicellular Life Forms | Eugene Rosenberg (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | ix | Englisch | 2014 | Springer | EAN 9783642433665 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beneficial Microorganisms in Multicellular Life Forms
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642433669
• ISBN 13: 9783642433665
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 20D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 546 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

All animals and plants form associations with hundreds or thousands of different beneficial microorganisms. These symbiotic microbes play an important role in the development, adaptation, health and evolution of their hosts. This book brings together a group of diverse biologists to discuss microbial interactions with multicellular life forms including insects, corals, plants, and mammals, including humans. The various mechanisms by which microorganisms benefit their hosts are discussed, including providing essential nutrients, preventing disease, inducing the immune system, and combating stress.  Since the microbiota can be transferred from parent to offspring, it plays an important role in the origin and evolution of animal and plant species. This book should be of interest to the widest range of biological scientists, merging the studies of host and microbial physiology, symbiosis, and the ecology and evolution of symbiotic partners.