Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology

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.

• Preface viAcknowledgements viAbbreviations and definitions viiAbout the companion website viiiSection I Introductory Bacteriology1. Structure of bacterial cells 22. Cultivation, preservation and inactivation of bacteria 43. Bacterial genetics and genetic variation 64. Molecular diagnostic methods 105. Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial disease 126. Molecular subtyping of bacteria 147. Antibacterial agents 188. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing 209. Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial drugs 2210. Bacterial infections 2411. Structure and components of the immune system 2612. Adaptive immunity 3013. Protective immune responses against infectious agents 32Section II Pathogenic Bacteria14. Staphylococcus species 3615. Streptococci 3816. Corynebacterium species and Rhodococcus equi 4017. Actinobacteria 4218. Listeria species 4619. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae 4720. Bacillus species 4821. Clostridium species 5022. Mycobacterium species 5423. Enterobacteriaceae 5824. Pseudomonas aeruginosa 6225. Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei 6326. Actinobacillus species 6427. Pasteurella species, Mannheimia haemolytica and Bibersteinia trehalosi 6628. Histophilus, Haemophilus and Avibacterium species 6829. Taylorella equigenitalis 7030. Moraxella bovis 7131. Francisella tularensis 7232. Lawsonia intracellularis 7333. Bordetella species 7434. Brucella species 7635. Campylobacter species 8036. Spirochaetes 8237. Pathogenic, anaerobic, non-spore-forming Gram-negative bacteria 8638. Mycoplasmas 8839. Chlamydiae 9240. Rickettsiales and Coxiella burnetii 94Section III Mycology41. General features of fungi associated with disease in animals 9842. Dermatophytes 10043. Aspergillus species 10244. Yeasts and disease production 10445. Dimorphic fungi 10646. Zygomycetes of veterinary importance 10847. Mycotoxins and mycotoxicoses 11048. Pathogenic algae and cyanobacteria 11449. Antifungal chemotherapy 116Section IV Viruses and Prions50. Nature, structure and taxonomy of viruses 12051. Replication of viruses 12252. Laboratory diagnosis of viral disease 12653. Antiviral chemotherapy 12854. Herpesviridae 13255. Papillomaviridae 13656. Adenoviridae 13857. Poxviridae 14058. Asfarviridae 14259. Bornaviridae 14360. Parvoviridae 14461. Circoviridae 14662. Astroviridae 14763. Retroviridae 14864. Reoviridae 15265. Orthomyxoviridae 15466. Paramyxoviridae 15667. Rhabdoviridae 16068. Bunyaviridae 16269. Birnaviridae 16370. Picornaviridae 16471. Caliciviridae 16672. Coronaviridae 16873. Arteriviridae 17074. Togaviridae 17175. Flaviviridae 17276. Prions 176Section V Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease77. Biosecurity 18078. Vaccination 18479. Disinfection 188Appendix: relevant websites 190Index 191