1st Edition

Microbiomes and Their Functions Why Organisms Need Microbes

By Vasu D. Appanna Copyright 2023
256 Pages 169 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

256 Pages 169 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

256 Pages 169 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book provides a fundamental understanding of the importance of the microbiome in the life of virtually all multicellular organisms. It explains why microbes are an integral part of living organisms and describes the diverse roles they perform for their hosts. Although the significance of modified bacteria such as the mitochondrion and chloroplast is deeply rooted in the evolution of all... Read more

Chapter 1: The Genesis of Life – How it All Started
Chapter 2: Algae and Their Microbiomes
Chapter 3: Fungal Microbiome and Mycobiome Within Other Organisms
Chapter 4: Microbiomes of Sedentary Aquatic Organisms
Chapter 5: Insect Microbiome: Microbes Insects Depend On
Chapter 6: Fish Microbiome: Functional Perspectives
Chapter 7: Microbial Constituents of Birds: Genesis, Functions and Adaptations
Chapter 8: Mammalian Microbiomes: The Roles They Perform
Chapter 9: Plants and Their Microbial Communities

Biography

Dr. Vasu D. Appanna has been studying, researching and teaching for more than 30 years in Canada and world-wide. He has published extensively on microbial systems surviving in stressed environments and the very successful and widely distributed book Human Microbes: The Power Within – Health, Healing and Beyond. He is currently a Professor of Biochemistry at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario where he has also served as Department Chair and Dean of Faculty.