Essentials of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology

About this book

The sixth edition of the popular Essentials of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology provides the latest information on all facets of the microbial pathogens of animals and everything required for an introductory course in veterinary bacteriology and mycology. This book includes the basic characteristics of bacteria and fungi with two chapters on molecular biology and genetics and their applications. Handy glossaries are at the end of most chapters to aid comprehension.

Essentials of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology also deals with microbial pathogens of animals and the diseases they cause. Pathogenic bacteria are discussed in the order in which they occur in the latest molecular genetic (Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology) classification. This book is the foremost text in veterinary microbiology and continues to fill an important niche in veterinary education

Contents

Preface

I. INTRODUCTORY BACTERIOLOGY
1. Morphology and Classification of Bacteria and Archaea
2. Bacterial Nutrition and Growth
3. Bacterial Metabolism
4. Microbial Molecular Genetics
5. Genetic Transfer, Recombination and Genetic Engineering
6. Sources and Transmission of Infectious Agents
7. Host Parasite Relationships
8. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
9. Sterilization and Disinfection
10. Diagnostic Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology: An Overview

II. BACTERIA
11. Rickettsialles
12. Bartonella and Brucella
13. Burkholderia, Bordetella and Taylorella
14. Francisella and Coxiella
15. Pseudomonas and Moraxella
16. Enterobacteriaceae I
17. Enterobacteriaceae II: Salmonella and Yersinia
18. Actinobacillus and Haemophilus
19. Pasteurella and Mannheimia
20. Lawsonia, Arcobacter, Campylobacter, and Helicobacter
21. Clostridium
22. Mycoplasmas
23. Erysipelothrix and Bacillus
24. Streptococcus
25. Listeria
26. Staphylococcus
27. Actinobaculum, Actinomyces and Arcanobacterium
28. Dermatophilus and Corynebacterium
29. Mycobacterium
30. Nocardia and Rhodococcus
31. Chlamydia
32. Borrelia, Treponema, Brachyspira and Leptospira
33. Non-spore-forming Anaerobic Bacteria
34. Miscellaneous Potential Pathogens

III FUNGI
35. Introductory Mycology
36. Dermatophytosis
37. Infections Caused by Yeasts and Yeast-Like Fungi
38. Subcutaneous and Inoculation Mycoses
39. Respiratory and Systemic Mycoses

Cummulative Glossary
Index

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Biography

Gordon R. Carter, DVM, MS, DVSc, is a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and State University in Blacksburg. Carter has published numerous scientific papers and is the senior author of more than a dozen textbooks.

Dr. Darla J. Wise, MS, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, and is the associate editor of Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Science. Wise’s research interest is in host-pathogen relationships. She has authored articles on immune responses, characterization of enzymes associated with host-pathogen relationships, and DNA-based methods of disease diagnosis.