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Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2012]

1 online resource (631 pages) : illustrations (some color)

ISBN 9780309264334 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 0309264324 (pbk.)

ISBN 9780309264327 (pbk.)

Print version: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Social biology of microbial communities : workshop summary. Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2012] xxviii, 603 pages ; 23 cm ISBN 9780309264327

Includes bibliographical references

Participants discussed ecological, evolutionary, and genetic factors contributing to the assembly, function, and stability of microbial communities; how microbial communities adapt and respond to environmental stimuli; theoretical and experimental approaches to advance this nascent field; and potential applications of knowledge gained from the study of microbial communities for the improvement of human, animal, plant, and ecosystem health and toward a deeper understanding of microbial diversity and evolution. The Social Biology of Microbial Communities: Workshop Summary further explains the happenings of the workshop." --- Publisher’s description..

Beginning with the germ theory of disease in the 19th century and extending through most of the 20th century, microbes were believed to live their lives as solitary, unicellular, disease-causing organisms . This perception stemmed from the focus of most investigators on organisms that could be grown in the laboratory as cellular monocultures, often dispersed in liquid, and under ambient conditions of temperature, lighting, and humidity. Most such inquiries were designed to identify microbial pathogens by satisfying Koch’s postulates This pathogen-centric approach to the study of microorganisms produced a metaphorical "war" against these microbial invaders waged with antibiotic therapies, while simultaneously obscuring the dynamic relationships that exist among and between host organisms and their associated microorganisms only a tiny fraction of which act as pathogens.-.

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