Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology

Preface vi
 
Acknowledgements vi
 
Abbreviations and definitions vii
 
About the companion website viii
 
Section I Introductory Bacteriology
 
1. Structure of bacterial cells 2
 
2. Cultivation, preservation and inactivation of bacteria 4
 
3. Bacterial genetics and genetic variation 6
 
4. Molecular diagnostic methods 10
 
5. Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial disease 12
 
6. Molecular subtyping of bacteria 14
 
7. Antibacterial agents 18
 
8. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing 20
 
9. Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial drugs 22
 
10. Bacterial infections 24
 
11. Structure and components of the immune system 26
 
12. Adaptive immunity 30
 
13. Protective immune responses against infectious agents 32
 
Section II Pathogenic Bacteria
 
14. Staphylococcus species 36
 
15. Streptococci 38
 
16. Corynebacterium species and Rhodococcus equi 40
 
17. Actinobacteria 42
 
18. Listeria species 46
 
19. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae 47
 
20. Bacillus species 48
 
21. Clostridium species 50
 
22. Mycobacterium species 54
 
23. Enterobacteriaceae 58
 
24. Pseudomonas aeruginosa 62
 
25. Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei 63
 
26. Actinobacillus species 64
 
27. Pasteurella species, Mannheimia haemolytica and Bibersteinia trehalosi 66
 
28. Histophilus, Haemophilus and Avibacterium species 68
 
29. Taylorella equigenitalis 70
 
30. Moraxella bovis 71
 
31. Francisella tularensis 72
 
32. Lawsonia intracellularis 73
 
33. Bordetella species 74
 
34. Brucella species 76
 
35. Campylobacter species 80
 
36. Spirochaetes 82
 
37. Pathogenic, anaerobic, non-spore-forming Gram-negative bacteria 86
 
38. Mycoplasmas 88
 
39. Chlamydiae 92
 
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P.J. Quinn MVB, PhD, MRCVS is Professor Emeritus, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin. From 1985 to 2002 he was Professor of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology and head of that department. He is a senior co-author of a number of books and co-author of a text on veterinary embryology with E.S. FitzPatrick. In 2006, he was recipient of the Association of Veterinary Teachers and Research Workers outstanding teaching award.
 
B.K. Markey MVB, PhD, MRCVS, Dip. Stat is a Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Microbiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD). He qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 1985, joining the academic staff of the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, UCD a year later. He served as Head of Department between 2002 and 2004. In 2005 he was visiting professor at the College of Life Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. He has contributed chapters and co-authored several books in the field of veterinary microbiology.
 
F.C. Leonard MVB, PhD, MRCVS is a Veterinary Surgeon and Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Microbiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin. She gained her PhD for research on leptospirosis in dairy cattle, and has been teaching veterinary microbiology since 1997. Her research interests include zoonotic infections, and antimicrobial resistance.
 
E.S. Fitzpatrick FIBMS, FRMS is Former Chief Technical Officer in the School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin. He has taught veterinary anatomy and histology for over 25 years. His research interests have included the interaction of microbial pathogens with epithelial surfaces, especially of the bovine and equine reproductive tracts. He is, along with P.J. Quinn, co-author Veterinary Embryology, also published by Wiley Blackwell.
 
S. Fanning BSc, PhD is Professor of Food Safety and Zoonoses in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and