Overview

This review of veterinary microbiology and immunology covers the bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogenic agents that are significant causes of animal disease. Emphasis is placed on clinical examples and the infectious aspects of veterinary medicine, including pathogenic mechanisms and processes in infectious diseases; methods of diagnosis; and principles of resistance, prevention and therapy. The subjects are presented according to their most appropriate methods of instruction. The bacteria-mycology section is arranged by host organ systems, thereby creating a logical place for consideration of various environments as microbial habitats. The virology section is arranged along more taxonomic lines, providing one chapter on each virus, as well as chapters on the general properties of viruses and the pathogenesis of viral diseases. Other chapters of interest include: Antimicrobial Drugs: A Strategy for Rational Use and the Ramifications of Misuse; Laboratory Diagnosis; Vaccines; Birnaviridae, Retroviridae; and the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies.

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Author:   Dwight C. Hirsh ,  N. James Maclachlan ,  Richard L. Walker
Publisher:   Iowa State University Press
Imprint:   Iowa State University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.523kg
ISBN:  

9780813803791

ISBN 10:   0813803799
Pages:   536
Publication Date:   23 August 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contributors.Preface.Part I. INTRODUCTION.1. Parasitism and Pathogenicity (Ernst L. Biberstein).2. Immune Responses to Infectious Agents (Laurel J. Gershwin).3. Laboratory Diagnosis (Dwight C. Hirsh, Yuan Chung Zee, and Anthony E. Castro).4. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (John F. Prescott).5. Antimicrobial Drugs: A Strategy for Rational Use and the Ramifications of Misuse (Dwight C. Hirst).6. Vaccines (N. James MacLachlan and Dwight C. Hirsh).Part II. BACTERIA AND FUNGI.7. Family Enterobacteriaceae (Dwight C. Hirsh).8. Enterobacteriaceae: Escherichia (Dwight C. Hirsh).9. Enterobacteriaceae: Salmonella (Dwight C. Hirsh).10. Enterobacteriaceae: Yersinia (Dwight C. Hirsh).11. Enterobacteriaeae: Shigella (Dwight C. Hirsh).12. Pasteurellaceae: Pasteurella, Mannheimia (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).13. Pasteurellaceae: Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).14. Pasteurellaceae: Haemophilus and Histophilus (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).15. Bordetalla (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).16. Brucella (Richard L. Walker).17. Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).18. Francisella tularensis (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L.Biberstein).19. Moraxella (Wright c. Hirsh and Ernst L.Biberstein).20. Pseudomonas (Dwight C. Hirsh).21. Taylorella equigenitalis (Ernst L. Biberstein and Dwight C. Hirsh).22. Spiral-Curved Organisms I: Borrelia (Rance B. LeFebvre).23. Spiral-Curved Organisms II: Barchyspira (Serpulina) (Dwight C. Hirsh).24. Spiral-Curved Organisms III: Campylobacter, Arcobacter, Lawsonia (Dwight C. Hirsh).25. Spiral-Curved Organisms IV: Helicobacter-The Spiral Shaped Microorganisms of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver (James G. Fox).26. Spiral-Curved Organisms V: Leptospira (Rance B. LeFebvre).27. Staphylococcus (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).28. Streptococcus and Enterococcus (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).29. Arcanobacterium (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).30. Bacillus (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).31. Corynebacterium (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).32. Erysipelothrix (Richard L. Walker).33. Listeria (Richard L. Walkter).34. Rhodococcus (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).35. Non-Spore-Forming Obligate Anaerobes (Dwight C. Hirsh).36. Clostridium (Dwight C. Hirsh).37. Filamentous Bacteria: Actinomyces, Nocardia, Dermatophilus, and Streptobacillus (Ernst L. Biberstein and Dwight C. Hirsh).38. Mycobacterium (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).39. Chlamydiaceae (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).40. Mollicutes (Richard L. Walker).41. Rickettsiae: Rickettsia, Coxiella, and Orienta (Janet E. Foley, Ernst L Biberstein, and Dwight C. Hirsh).42. Ehrlichiae: Ehrilichia and Neorickettsia (Janet E. Foley, Ernst L. Biberstein, and Dwight C. Hirsh).43. Anaplasmataceae (Janet E. Foley and Ernst L. Biberstein).44. Bartonellaceae (Bruno B. Chomel and Rickie W. Kasten).45. Yeasts-Cryptococcus, Malassezia, and Candida (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).46. Dermatophytes (Ernst L. Biberstein and Dwight C. Hirsh).47. Agents of Subcutaneous Mycoses (Dwight C. Hirst and Ernst L. Biberstein).48. Agents of Systemic Mycoses (Dwight C. Hirsh and Ernst L. Biberstein).Part III. VIRUSES.49. Pathogenesis of Virus Diseases (Yuan Chung Zee and N. James MacLachlan).50. Paravovridae and Circoviridae (Yuan Chung Zee and N. James MacLachlan).51. Asfarviridae and Iridoviridae (N. James MacLachlan and Jeffrey L. Stott).52. Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae (Yuan Chung Zee and James MacLachlan).53. Adenoviridae (Yuan Chung Zee and N. James MacLachlan).54. Herpesviridae (Alex A. Ardans).55. Poxviridae (N. James MacLachlan and Jeffrey L. Stott).56. Picornaviridae (N.James MacLachlan, Yuan Chung Zee, and Jeffrey L. Stott).57. Caliciviridae (Yuan Chung Zee and N. James MacLachlan).58. Togaviridae and Flaviviridae (N.James MacLachlan and Jeffrey L. Stott).59. Orthomyxoviridae and Bunyaviridae (Alex A. Ardans and N. James MacLachlan).60. Paramyxoviridae, Filoviridae, and Bornaviridae (Yuan Chung Zee and N. James MacLachlan).61. Rhabdoviridae (Yuan Chung Zee and N. James MacLachlan).62. Coronaviridae and Arteriviridae (Udeni B. R. Balasuriya and Jeffrey L. Stott).63. Reoviridae (N. James MacLachlan and Jeffrey L. Stott).64. Birnaviridae (N. James MacLachlan and Jeffrey L. Stott).65. Retroviridae (Richard M. Donovan and Frederick J. Fuller).66. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Bradd C. Barr and Yuan Chung Zee).Part IV CLINICAL APPLICATIONS.67. Circulatory System and Lymphoid Tissues (Richard L. Walker).68. Digestive Systems and Associated Organs (Richard L. Walker).69. Integumentary System (Richard L. Walker).70. Musculoskeletal System (Richard L. Walker).71. Nervous System (Richard L. Walker).72. Ocular Infections (Richard L. Walker).73. Respiratory System (Richard L. Walker).74. Urogenital System (Richard L. Walker).Index

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Dwight C. Hirsh, DVM, PhD, is emeritus professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of California-Davis. N. James MacLachlan, DVM, PhD, is professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of California-Davis. Richard L. Walker, DVM, PhD, is professor of clinical diagnostic bacteriology, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, University of California-Davis

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