The human microbiome
Subtitle: the germs that keep you healthy
By: Rebecca E. Hirsch
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781467785686
Subjects: Drug resistance in microorganisms; Human body; Microbiology; Medical microbiology
Other titles: Germs that keep you healthy
Description: Trillions and trillions of microbial cells live on and inside your body. A small number of these microbes are unhealthy germs. But most belong on your body and perform essential jobs. Microbes help digest your food, protect you from dangerous germs, and help your body fight disease. Using techniques such as DNA sequencing, scientists are uncovering the many secrets of the human microbiome. Scientists are learning how the foods we eat and the medicines we take, such as microbe-killing antibiotics, can affect the bugs in our bodies. They are learning more and more about this system that keeps us healthy and how we can protect it in return.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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