TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Normal Human Microbiota
A1  - Riedel, Stefan
A1  - Hobden, Jeffery A.
A1  - Miller, Steve
A1  - Morse, Stephen A.
A1  - Mietzner, Timothy A.
A1  - Detrick, Barbara
A1  - Mitchell, Thomas G.
A1  - Sakanari, Judy A.
A1  - Hotez, Peter
A1  - Mejia, Rojelio
PY  - 2019
T2  - Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 28e
AB  - The  term  “normal  microbial  flora”  denotes  the  population  of  microorganisms  that  inhabit  the  skin  and  mucous  membranes  of  healthy  normal  persons.  Previous  estimates  suggested  that  the  microorganisms  that  live  inside  and  on  humans  (now  referred  to  as  the  normal  microbiota)  outnumber  human  somatic  and  germ  cells  by  a  factor  of  10.  More  recent  estimates  indicate  the  ratio  is  much  closer  to  1:1.  The  genomes  of  these  microbial  symbionts  are  collectively  defined  as  the  microbiome.  Research  has  shown  that  the  “normal  microbiota”  provides  a  first  line  of  defense  against  microbial  pathogens,  assists  in  digestion,  plays  a  role  in  toxin  degradation,  and  contributes  to  maturation  of  the  immune  system.  Shifts  in  the  normal  microbiota  or  stimulation  of  inflammation  by  these  commensals  may  cause  diseases  such  as  bacterial  vaginosis,  periodontitis,  and  inflammatory  bowel  disease.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163279181
ER  -