The Hologenome Concept: Human, Animal and Plant Microbiota

✍ Scribed by Rosenberg, Eugene;Zilber-Rosenberg, Ilana

Publisher: Springer
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 187
Category: Library

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Introduction: Symbioses and the Hologenome Concept.- Origin of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes.- Abundance and Diversity of Microbiota.- Microbiotas are Transmitted between Holobiont Generations.- Microbiotas are Part of Holobiont Fitness.- Variation in Holobionts.- Viruses are part of the Holobiont`s Fitness and Evolution.- Evolution of Holobionts.- Pathogens as Symbionts.- Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics and Phage Therapy.- Epilogue.

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