This comprehensive, interdisciplinary book covers different aspects of relevant human pathogens and commensals. The ongoing development of (meta-)genomic, trans

One of the most profound paradigms that have transformed our understanding about life over the last decades was the acknowledgement that microorganisms play a c

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Infectious diseases have existed longer than us, as long as us, or are relatively newer than us. It may be the case that a disease has existed for many, many ye