Microbiology and Aging: Clinical Manifestations [Hardcover]

This edited volume contains a collection of reviews that highlight the significance of, and the crucial role, that microorganisms play in the human life cycle and considers the microbiology of the host in different regions of the body during the aging process.

Ageing Theories, Diseases and Microorganisms.- Indigenous Microbiota and Association with the Host.- Infections in the Elderly.- Skin Aging and Microbiology.- Lung Infections and Aging.- Influenza in the Elderly.- Changes in Oral Microflora and Host Defences with Advanced Age.- Influence of the Gut Microbiota with Ageing.- A Gut Reaction: Aging Affect Gut-Associated Immunity.- Clostridium and The Ageing Gut.- The Significance of Helicobacter Pylori Acquisition and the Hygiene Hypothesis.- Probiotics and the Ageing Gut.- Microbiological Theory of Autism in Childhood.- Decomposition of Human Remains.

From the reviews:

This multi-authored volume addresses an intriguing & area of human microbiology. The individual chapters deal with microbiological and immunological changes associated with normal ageing processes in different body sites, including the mouth, gut and skin. & Overall, the quality of writing and production is generally good & . the main beneficiarys of readership would be senior undergraduate and postgraduate students. (George T. Macfarlane, Microbiology Today, July, 2009)

This book is one of the first attempts in introducing and discussing the role of microflora in relation to human aging. The book compiles 14 chapters covering a wide range of topics from the basic biology of aging to infections, immunity and the decomposition of the dead body. & This book can be a useful stepping stone to enter the highly complex world of microflora, which surely affects our health, survival and longevity. (Rupal Deva and Suresh I. S. Rattan, Biogerontology, Vol. 10, 2009)

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