Food-borne microbes: shaping the host ecosystem.

Table of Contents I. Circulation and Dynamics among Microbial Ecosystems 1. The Oral Microbial Ecosystem and Beyond Howard F. Jenkinson and Richard J. Lamont 2. The Gut Microbiome: Current Understanding and Future Perspectives Zhongtang Yu and Mark Morrison 3. Natural Microbial Ecosystems and Their Progression in Fresh Foods James M. Jay 4. Microbial Succession and Gut Health Probiotics Gerald W. Tannock 5. Interactions between Environmental Microbial Ecosystems and Humans: the Case of the Water Environment and Antibiotic Resistance Chuanwu Xi, Kathleen Bush, Karen L. Lachmayr, Yongli Zhang, and Timothy E. Ford II. Interactions and Modifications within Microbial Ecosystems 6. Biofilms in the Food Environment Joseph F. Frank 7. Quorum Sensing and Signal Transduction in Biofilms: the Impacts of Bacterial Social Behavior on Biofilm Ecology Yung-Hua Li 8. Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Survival in Foods Francisco Diez-Gonzalez and Julie Kuruc 9. Using Microbial Succession to the Processor's Advantage: Food Fermentation and Biocontrol Trevor G. Phister 10. The Interaction of Bile Salts with Pathogenic and Nonpathogenic Intestinal Bacteria Robert W. Crawford and John S. Gunn 11. The Influence of Helminths on Immunological Diseases Joel V. Weinstock and David M. Elliott III. Antibiotic Resistance 12. The Evolution of Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes in Foods and Host Ecosystems Marilyn C. Roberts 13. Antimicrobial Resistance in Food-Borne Pathogens David G. White and Patrick F. McDermott 14. Commensal Bacteria, Microbial Ecosystems, and Horizontal Gene Transmission: Adjusting Our Focus for Strategic Breakthroughs against Antibiotic Resistance Hua H. Wang IV. Model Organisms 15. Antibiotic Resistance and Fitness of Enteric Pathogens Qijing Zhang and Dan I. Andersson 16. Staphylococcus aureus: the "Superbug" Michael Otto 17. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: an Unconventional Pathogen? Srinand Sreevatsan, Natalia Cernicchiaro, and Radhey Kaushik V. Emerging Tools and Issues 18. Molecular Methods To Study Complex Microbial Communities Dionysios A. Antonopoulos, Jennifer M. Brulc, Anthony Yannarell, and Bryan A. White 19. Mathematical Modeling of Microbial Ecology: Spatial Dynamics of Interactions in Biofilms and Guts Jan-Ulrich Kreft