Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology

Updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, 2nd Edition, presents essential information on veterinary microbiology for students and those requiring a refresher on key topics relating to microbial diseases in animals. Morphological, cultural and other descriptive features of pathogenic microorganisms are described, together with their habitats and aetiological roles in disease production in animals and, where appropriate, in the human population.

Key features:
 There are five sections covering bacteriology, mycology, virology, biosecurity and other aspects of infectious diseases
 Provides concise, yet comprehensive information on pathogenic microorganisms of importance in veterinary medicine, the diseases which they cause, their diagnosis and control
 The 79 short chapters in this book include 13 new chapters on antibacterial resistance, structure and function of the immune system, antifungal chemotherapy, antiviral chemotherapy, principles of biosecurity and a number of topics related to the control and prevention of infectious diseases
 This latest edition uses updated nomenclature and includes detailed diagrams now in full colour, and comprehensive tables

Provides veterinary students, veterinary technician and nursing students, and practitioners alike with an essential resource for the review of all aspects of veterinary microbiology.

Preface

Acknowledgements

Section I Introductory BacteriologyStructure of bacterial cells

1. Cultivation, preservation and inactivation of bacteria

2. Bacterial genetics and genetic variation

3. Molecular diagnostic methods

4. Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial disease

5. Molecular subtyping of bacteria

6. Antibacterial agents

7. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing

8. Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial drugs

9. Bacterial infections

10. Structure and components of the immune system

11. Adaptive immunity

12. Protective immune responses against infectious agents

Section II Pathogenic Bacteria

13. Staphylococcus species

14. Streptococci

15. Corynebacterium species and Rhodococcus equi

16. Actinobacteria

17. Listeria species

18. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

19. Bacillus species

20. Clostridium species

21. Mycobacterium species

22. Enterobacteriaceae

23. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

24. Burkholderia species

25. Actinobacillus species

26. Pasteurella species and Mannheimia haemolytica

27. Histophilus, Haemophilus and Avibacterium species

28. Taylorella equigenitalis

29. Moraxella bovis

30. Francisella tularensis

31. Lawsonia intracellularis

32. Bordetella species

33. Brucella species

34. Campylobacter species

35. Spirochaetes

36. Pathogenic anaerobic non–spore–forming Gram–negative bacteria

37. Mycoplasmas

38. Chlamydiae

39. Rickettsiales

Section III Mycology

40. General features of fungi associated with disease in animals

41. Dermatophytes

42. Aspergillus  species

43. Yeasts and disease production

44. Dimorphic fungi

45. Zygomycetes of veterinary importance

46. Mycotoxins and mycotoxicoses

47. Pathogenic algae and cyanobacteria

48. Antifungal chemotherapy

Section IV Viruses and Prions

49. Nature, structure and taxonomy of viruses

50. Replication of viruses

51. Laboratory diagnosis of viral disease

52. Antiviral chemotherapy

53. Herpesviridae

54. Papillomaviridae

55. Adenoviridae

56. Poxviridae

57. Asfarviridae

58. Bornaviridae

59. Parvoviridae

60. Circoviridae

61. Astroviridae

62. Retroviridae

63. Reoviridae

64. Orthomyxoviridae

65. Paramyxoviridae

66. Rhabdoviridae

67. Bunyaviridae

68. Birnaviridae

69. Picornaviridae

70. Caliciviridae

71. Coronaviridae

72. Arteriviridae

73. Togaviridae

74. Flaviviridae

75. Prions: unconventional infectious agents

Section V Prevention and control of infectious disease

76. Biosecurity

77. Vaccination

78. Disinfection

Appendix: Relevant websites

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 Population Science, University College Dublin.  He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in 1995 and worked at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.  His research interests include the application of molecular methods to food safety to aid in the control of zoonotic bacteria and tackling multiple drug resistance in food–borne pathogens. The UCD Centre for Food Safety, which he founded in 2002 and of which he is currently Director, was designated in 2009 as the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Research, Reference and Training on Cronobacter.