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| Title |
The case for biocentric microbiology
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Gut Pathogens, August 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1757-4749-1-16 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ramy Karam Aziz |
| Abstract |
Microbiology is a relatively modern scientific discipline intended to objectively study microorganisms, including pathogens and nonpathogens. However, since its birth, this science has been negatively affected by anthropocentric convictions, including rational and irrational beliefs. Among these, for example, is the artificial separation between environmental and medical microbiology that weakens both disciplines. Anthropocentric microbiology also fails to properly answer questions concerning the evolution of microbial pathogenesis. Here, I argue that an exclusively biocentric microbiology is imperative for improving our understanding not only of the microbial world, but also of our own species, our guts, and the world around us. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 52 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 13% |
| Portugal | 2 | 4% |
| Egypt | 2 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Denmark | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 36 | 69% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 15 | 29% |
| Professor | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 13 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 2% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 38 | 73% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 1 | 2% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 February 2010.
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#1,967,987
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Outputs from Gut Pathogens
#32
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#6,462
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#2
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