Appraisal of microbial evolution to commensalism and pathogenicity in humans

Clinical Medicine Insights: Gastroenterology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Ghosh, Asit Ranjan ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Commensalism; Evolution; Host microbe interaction; Humans; Microflora; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COEVOLUTION; COMMENSALISM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GAIN OF FUNCTION MUTATION; GENE TRANSFER; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY;

EID: 84878405667     PISSN: 11795522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CGast.S11858     Document Type: Article

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