Microbiomics: Dimensions, Applications, and Translational Implications of Human and Environmental Microbiome Research

by Manousos E. Kambouris, Aristea Velegraki

Overview

Microbiomics: Dimensions, Applications, and Translational Implications of Human and Environmental Microbiome Research describes a new, holistic approach to microbiomics. International experts provide in-depth discussion of current research methods for studying human, environmental, viral and fungal microbiomes, as well as the implications of new discoveries for human health, nutrition, disease, cancer research, probiotics and in the food and agricultural industries. Distinct chapters covering culturomics and sub-microbiomes, such as the viriome and mycetobiome, provide an integrative framework for the expansion of microbiomics into new areas of application, as well as crosspollination between research areas.

Detailed case studies include the use of microbiomics to develop natural products with antimicrobial properties, microbiomic enhancements in food and beverage technology, microbes for bioprotection and biopreservation, microbial tools to reduce antibiotic resistance, and maintenance and cultivation of human microbial communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128166642
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	02/25/2020
Series:	Translational and Applied Genomics
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Manousos E. Kambouris serves as a Scientific Advisor for the Golden Helix Foundation, Craven House, London, UK, an international non-profit research organization aiming to advance research and education in the area of genomic and personalized medicine and as a Post Doc Researcher in the Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras. Dr. Kambouris has long participated in different aspects and applications of microbiology, human genomics, biosecurity and cancer research. In his own work, he pursues an integrative approach to microbiomics, employing various -omics-driven approaches and realizing their application in human health, selective and personalized medicine, and panbiosurveillance among other areas. He has published widely in such peer-reviewed journals as OMICS-JIB, Hemoglobin, Medical Mycology, FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, Public Health Genomics, and Future Microbiology.

Dr. Aristea Velegraki is Associate Professor of Mycology at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. She is founder and curator of the Hellenic Collection for Pathogenic Fungi http://www.eccosite.org/ (UOA/HCPF under Greece), and specializes in aspects and applications of mycology, from clinical infectious disease to toxicology, with extensive applied experience in microbiomic identification and sequencing technologies. She has served as Vice President of the International Society of Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) from 2006 to 2012, and has published widely in peer reviewed journals as Medical Mycology, OMICS, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, PLOS pathogens, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Natural Product Communications, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Fungal Genetics and Biology, and the American Journal of Clinical Pathology.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Microbiome as a Concept: Vogue or Necessity?

Part I. Classes and Kinds of Microbiomes 2. Bacteriome and Archaeome: The Core Family under the Microbiomic Roof 3. Myc(et)obiome: The Big Uncle in the Family 4. Virome: The Prodigious Little Cousin of the Family

Part II. The Study of Microbiotes and Microbiomes 5. Identifying Microbiotes: Genomic, Mass-Spectrometric and Serodiagnostic Approaches 6. Panmicrobial Microarrays 7. Metagenomics in Microbiomic Studies 8. Culturomics: The Alternative from the Past 9. NGS: The Enabler and the Way Ahead

Part III. Novel and Legacy Fields of Microbial Applications 10. A Prerequisite for Health I: Cancer Microbiomatics 11. A Prerequisite for Health II: Probiotics 12. Microbiomic Prospects in Fermented Food and Beverage Technology 13. Legacy and Innovative Treatment: Projected Modalities for Antimicrobial Intervention 14. Electromagnetism and the Microbiome(s) 15. Microbiomics: A Focal Point in GCBR and Biosecurity 16. Epilogue

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From the Publisher

In-depth discussion of microbiomic methods for studying human, environmental, viral and fungal microbiomes, including the implications of new discoveries in industry

Editorial Reviews

"Microbiomics is a broad and still developing field. As the authors point out in the preface, the future of the field is largely unknown. This volume provides a solid overview of the current state of the field and points to multiple areas of likely development. The individual chapters are well sourced with large numbers of appropriate references and occasional suggestions for additional reading." —Doody

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Mark F. Sanders, PhD (UC Davis College of Biological Sciences)
Description: This edited volume is an up-to-date and forward-looking compendium reviewing the current state of microbiomics. Organized into 15 chapters, the book describes categories of microbes, approaches to the analysis of microbiomes and microbiota, and the applications of microbiomic analysis to humans.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a broad-based overview of modern microbiomics. This approach presents both historical and contemporary information and includes detailed descriptive information about approaches and methods. The final of three parts comprising the volume focuses on microbiomic impacts on humans, including discussions of microbiomics and human health and disease, applications to food production, and biosecurity.
Audience: The audience is informed microbiologists and researchers with a background and interest in microbiomics, including graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, policy and industry professionals with a background in microbiomics, and peer research professionals. The 31 contributors are well-versed in their fields of study and combine to provide a detailed and worthy addition to the field.
Features: The book presents detailed information in contemporary microbiomics in a logical order. Divided into 15 chapters and three parts, the opening part clearly defines microbiomics and describes the categories of organisms studied for these purposes. The second part focuses on methods of analysis including next-generation sequencing, microassays, genomic and metagenomic analysis, and other methods. The final part examines applications of microbiomic analysis to humans. The coverage is thorough and there are no major topics excluded.
Assessment: Microbiomics is a broad and still developing field. As the authors point out in the preface, the future of the field is largely unknown. This volume provides a solid overview of the current state of the field and points to multiple areas of likely development. The individual chapters are well sourced with large numbers of appropriate references and occasional suggestions for additional reading.

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