Microbial Endocrinology: Interkingdom Signaling in Infectious Disease and Health
This new edition highlights the numerous advances made in the field of microbial endocrinology over the last five years. Prominent among these new topics featured is the emergence of the microbiota-gut-brain axis and the role it plays in brain function.&n
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Mark Lyte Editor
Microbial Endocrinology: Interkingdom Signaling in Infectious Disease and Health Second Edition
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Editorial Board: IRUN R. COHEN, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel ABEL LAJTHA, N.S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA JOHN D. LAMBRIS, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA RODOLFO PAOLETTI, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Mark Lyte Editor
Microbial Endocrinology: Interkingdom Signaling in Infectious Disease and Health Second Edition
Editor Mark Lyte College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University Ames, IA, USA
ISSN 0065-2598 ISSN 2214-8019 (electronic) Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ISBN 978-3-319-20214-3 ISBN 978-3-319-20215-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-20215-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015950463 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing AG 2010, 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
As always I wish to thank my family for all their support and understanding and especially to the Wah-wah for all his dedication and assistance.
Preface
In the concluding section of the first chapter of the previous edition, I had written “And finally, as the oft-used cliché goes ‘this is not the end of the story, just the beginning (Lyte 2010)’”. The recent advances made over the last 5 years since the publication of the first edition have provided ample evidence that this has been, and hopefully will continue to be, the case. This second edition contains over 50 % new and revised content. Prominent among these has been the emergence of the microbiota–gut–brain axis and the role it plays in brain function. Microbial endocrinology, and the production of neurochemicals th
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