Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease
by P. J. Quinn

Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease covers every aspect of veterinary microbiology for students in both paraclinical and clinical years. The clinical applications for farm and companion animals are emphasized according to their relevance to veterinarians.

In each case the text features:

• A concise description of the groups of microorganisms
• An account of the diseases they produce
• An exploration of immunological aspects
• A summary of infectious diseases based on their main clinical signs

Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Diseases gives equal weighting to bacteriology, mycology and virology, an area which is often neglected. The text is illustrated with clear line drawings. The liberal use of tables throughout allows easy access to information.

Partial Contents

Introductory Bacteriology

1. Microbial pathogens and infectious disease
2. Structure of bacterial cells
3. cultivation, preservation and inactivation of bacteria
4. Bacterial genetics and mechanisms of genetic variation
5. Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial disease
6. Antimicrobial agents
7. Bacterial colonization, tissue invasion and clinical disease

Pathogenic Bacteria

8. Staphylococcus species
9. Streptococci
10. Corynebacterium species
11. Rhodococcus equi
12. Actinomycetes
13. Listeria species
14. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
15. Bacillus species
16. Clostridium species
17. Mycobacterium species
18. Enterobacteriaceau
19. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia species
20. Aeromonas species, Plesiomonas shigelloides and Vibrio species
21. Actinobacillus species
22. Pasteurella species and Mannheimia haemolytica
23. Francisella tularensis
24. Haemophilus species
25. Taylorella equigenitalis

and chapters 26-36

Mycology

37. General features of fungi associated with disease in animals
38. Dermatophytes
39. Aspergillus species
40. Yeasts and disease production
41. Dimorphic fungi
42. Zygomycetes of veterinary importance
43. Fungus-like organisms of veterinary importance
44. Pneumocystis carinii
45. Opportunistic infections caused predominantly by phaeoid fungi
46. Mycotoxins and mycotoxicoses
47. Pathogenic algae and cyanobacteria

Introductory Virology

chapters 48-53

Viruses and Prions

chapters 54-76

Microbial Agents and Disease Production

chapters 77-84

Index

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