The human indigenous microbiota [electronic resource] / David A. Relman.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Microbiota: ; Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Molecular basis of bacterial infection: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2010Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (56 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Human body -- Microbiology | Microbial ecology | Microorganisms | Ecosystem | Gastrointestinal Tract -- microbiology | Humans -- microbiology | Metagenome | Microbiota | Phylogeny | Skin -- microbiologyOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series (Molecular basis of bacterial infection) | Series (Microbiota) Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Updated version of a talk first published in 2009.
Contents: Benefits derived from our microbiota -- Clinical problems associated with the indigenous microbiota -- Degradation of fitness landscape -- Phylogenetic surveys -- Patterns of microbial diversity in the human body -- Site-specific distributions of bacterial phyla in healthy humans -- Skin microenvironments -- Ecological boundaries -- Rarefaction curves -- What are the factors that regulate or restrict human indigenous microbial diversity? -- What are the features of early microbial colonization in the human body? -- Early days: evidence of opportunistic exposures -- Later days: emergence of individuality -- Features of indigenous microbial diversity in mammals -- Families have more functionally similar microbiomes -- Challenges and future directions.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.