Overview

Diverse and complicated bacterial and protozoan populations inhabit the rumen and intestinal tract of animals, and there is a delicate balance among the individual populations within this complex micronial community. This volume discussing gastrointestinal microbiology, should be of interest to microbiologists, biotechnologists, physiologists and general biolgoists.

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Author:   Roderick Mackie ,  Bryan White
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1997 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.450kg
ISBN:  

9780412983610

ISBN 10:   0412983613
Pages:   658
Publication Date:   31 January 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Gastrointestinal Microbial Ecology.- 2 Gut Environment and Evolution of Mutualistic Fermentative Digestion.- I: Nutritional Ecology.- 3 Foregut Fermentation.- 4 Fermentation in the Hindgut of Mammals.- 5 The Interaction of Avian Gut Microbes and Their Host: An Elusive Symbiosis.- 6 Fermentation and Gastrointestinal Microorganisms in Fishes.- 7 Fermentation in Reptiles and Amphibians.- 8 Microbial Fermentation in Insect Guts.- II: Biochemical Activities and Metabolic Transformations.- 9 Carbohydrate Fermentation, Energy Transduction and Gas Metabolism in the Human Large Intestine.- 10 Polysaccharide Degradation in the Rumen and Large Intestine.- 11 Digestion of Nitrogen in the Rumen: A Model for Metabolism of Nitrogen Compounds in Gastrointestinal Environments.- 12 Biosynthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds.- 13 Biotransformation of Bile Acids, Cholesterol, and Steroid Hormones.- 14 Gastrointestinal Toxicology of Monogastrics.- 15 Gastrointestinal Detoxification and Digestive Disorders in Ruminant Animals.

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ASM News ]a 1/97; Immunobiology ]a 1/97; Nature ]a 1/97; Journal of Dairy Science ]a 1/97; Science ]a 1/97; SciTech Book News ]a 6/97

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