Microbial Symbioses

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-78548-220-5
Verlag: ISTE Press Ltd - Elsevier Inc

Buch, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 238 mm x 162 mm, Gewicht: 424 g

Plants and animals have evolved ever since their appearance in a largely microbial world. Their own cells are less numerous than the microorganisms that they host and with whom they interact closely. The study of these interactions, termed microbial symbioses, has benefited from the development of new conceptual and technical tools. We are gaining an increasing understanding of the functioning, evolution and central importance of symbiosis in the biosphere. Since the origin of eukaryotic cells, microscopic organisms of our planet have integrated our very existence into their ways of life. The interaction between host and symbiont brings into question the notion of the individual and the traditional representation of the evolution of species, and the manipulation of symbioses facilitates fascinating new perspectives in biotechnology and health. Recent discoveries show that association is one of the main properties of organisms, making a more integrated view of biology necessary. Microbial Symbioses�provides a deliberately "symbiocentric� outlook, to exhibit how the exploration of microbial symbioses enriches our understanding of life, and the potential future for this discipline.

Zielgruppe

academics, researchers, post-graduate students in the fields of biochemistry, biology, environmental science

Autoren/Hrsg.

Duperron, Sebastien

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Concept of Symbiosis, from Past to Present 2. Symbiosis and Nutrition 3. Symbiosis and Other Functions 4. Outline of How Symbioses Work 5. Symbiosis and Evolution 6. Symbiosis and the Biosphere 7. Good Uses for Symbiosis

Über Autor(innen)

Duperron, Sebastien
Sébastien Duperron is Lecturer in Biology at the University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris. He belongs to the laboratory of aquatic organisms and ecosystems, where his research focuses on the symbioses between invertebrates and chemosynthetic bacteria in the deep ocean.