The Environmental Microbiome

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-06936-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

The environment includes an almost infinite variety of microorganisms and their products. The human microbiome is influenced by this environmental microbiome and its interconnectedness, which recognizes these environmental elements as part of a complex ecosystem impacting human health. The recognition that humans co-evolved with microbes has contributed to the acknowledgement that different ecological communities of commensal, symbiotic, and pathogenic microorganisms share and contribute to our body. Microbiomes include species across all major kingdoms, including viruses as well as Archaea, bacteria and microbial eukaryotes. Recent research is rapidly strengthening the appreciation that associated microorganisms make essential contributions to human health and environmental well-being. This volume is an exploration of the environmental microbiome.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomas, Sunil

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Umweltmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Virologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie Umweltchemie, Lebensmittelchemie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Environmental Microbiome 2. Antibiotic Resistance Proliferation under the Influence of Environmental Determinants: Challenges and Mitigation 3. Use of a Biosimulator in the Identification of Microbiome of Hospital Intensive Care Units 4. Public Transit Microbiome: A Central Pointer for Human and Environmental Health 5. The Environmental Microbiome: A Computational Genomics Perspective 6. The Secret Life of Ecosystems: Uncovering the Roles of Microbes in Shaping Environmental Processes 7. Soil Microbiome: Natural, Agricultural and Contaminated Soils 8. Unveiling Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases from Environmental Microbiome: Nature's Biocatalyst for Bioprocess Advancement 9. Genomic Diversity and Novel Findings of Chitinase-Producing Bacteria in Yok Don National Park 10. Beyond the Rhizosphere: Understanding Endophytic Communities in Environmental Microbiomes

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Sunil Thomas is a Research Professor at the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, where he leads innovative work at the intersection of cell biology, microbiology, and translational medicine. His research is primarily focused on developing next-generation immunotherapies for complex and chronic conditions, including inflammatory bowel diseases and Alzheimer’s disease. A key component of his work involves investigating the role of the microbiome in disease progression and therapeutic response.
Over the course of his career, Professor Thomas has made significant contributions to the fields of infectious disease and vaccine development. He has been involved in the design and development of diagnostic tools and vaccines targeting a range of infectious pathogens. In addition, his research has extended into the structural biology of viruses, providing insights into viral mechanisms that inform both therapeutic and preventive approaches.
Professor Thomas earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnology from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) in India. He subsequently completed postdoctoral training at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, where he further refined his expertise in molecular and translational biomedical research.
An accomplished scholar, Professor Thomas has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and contributed to books on vaccines and infectious diseases. He is also an inventor on multiple patents, reflecting the practical and translational impact of his research.