Overview

The human body contains 20 times more microbes than it does cells and in each cell there are about 10 microbes. Approximately 99% of the viruses and bacteria inhabiting our body are yet to be identified. Some of our colonists, viruses in the cells of our brain influence even our thoughts and feelings. This book illustrates how microbes and human life go hand in hand. Microbes for Human Life elaborates the relevance of microbes and their role in everyday human life microbes in food production and agriculture, in biotechnology and industry, and in ecology and environment. It also discusses some of the negative impacts of microbes on our world, such as their role in causing diseases and bio-terrorism. But the primary focus is on how microbes, in their incredible variety, are essential to human life. The book presents the many ways in which we intentionally, and at times unintentionally, utilize microbes to improve our lives and enhance our life experience.

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Author:   Ashok K. Chauhan ,  Harsha Kharkwal ,  Ajit Varma
Publisher:   TechSar Pvt. Ltd
Imprint:   TechSar Pvt. Ltd
Weight:   1.543kg
ISBN:  

9788189866051

ISBN 10:   8189866052
Pages:   694
Publication Date:   30 December 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Contents: Historical Developments of Microorganisms for Human Health; Medicinal Plants for Human Life; Herbal Drugs and Nutraceuticals in 21st Century Healthcare; Beneficial Microorganisms: Herbal and Medicinal Plants; Fermented Foods for Human Life; Yogurt for Human Life; Native Fermented Foods; Emerging Infectious Diseases in Humans; Microbial Diversity in Heavy Metal Remediation; Microbial Management of Pollutants from Textile Industry; The Odyssey of Human Malaria Parasite; Past, Present and Future; Global Review on Malaria: Impact on Human Life; Bird's Flu: A Pandemic in Waiting; Molecular Biology of the SARS Virus; Search for Ever Elusive ""Guardian Angel"" Novel Antibiotic: Myth or Reality?; Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis;An Emerging Problem; Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Pathogenesis and Strategy for Prevention; Helicobacter pylori Infection: Diseases and Cure: A Molecular Approach; Pathogenesis of Salmonella typhi and Typhoid Fever: Multiple Drug Resistance, Vaccines and Therapeutics; Candida albicans; Taxonomy and Ecology; Candida albicans; Morphological Diversity and Metabolic Regulation; Candida albicans; an Opportunistic Pathogen;Their Management; Potential of Microbial Enzymes in Therapeutics; Combating Multidrug Resistant Infectious Microbes: A Burgeoning Problem; Proteomics and Genomics Approach to Study Plant; Microbe Cross Communication; Omega-3/6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Essential to Human Health, from Thraustochytrids."

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