Food Microbiology
In Human Health and Disease

The world of microbes in and around us is vast and diverse. It is now well
accepted that the human body contains more microbial cells than human
cells. The well-studied host-associated bacterial fl ora is in the gastrointestinal
tract which harbors more than tenfold microbial cells than the number of
human cells in the entire body. The association of this “Natures Bioshield”
with the human host is strong and symbiotic.