Semantic Scholar Open Access 2017 171 sitasi

The Landscape Ecology and Microbiota of the Human Nose, Mouth, and Throat.

Diana M Proctor D. Relman

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Landscape ecology examines the relationships between the spatial arrangement of different landforms and the processes that give rise to spatial and temporal patterns in local community structure. The spatial ecology of the microbial communities that inhabit the human body-in particular, those of the nose, mouth, and throat-deserves greater attention. Important questions include what defines the size of a population (i.e., "patch") in a given body site, what defines the boundaries of distinct patches within a single body site, and where and over what spatial scales within a body site are gradients detected. This Review looks at the landscape ecology of the upper respiratory tract and mouth and seeks greater clarity about the physiological factors-whether immunological, chemical, or physical-that govern microbial community composition and function and the ecological traits that underlie health and disease.

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Medicine Biology

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Diana M Proctor

D. Relman

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Proctor, D.M., Relman, D. (2017). The Landscape Ecology and Microbiota of the Human Nose, Mouth, and Throat.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2017.03.011

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Lihat di Sumber doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2017.03.011

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Tahun Terbit: 2017
Bahasa: en
Total Sitasi: 171×
Sumber Database: Semantic Scholar
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2017.03.011
Akses: Open Access ✓