This much-anticipated third edition again consolidates the knowledge of more than twenty experts on pathogenesis of animal disease caused by various species or groups of bacteria. Emphasizing pathogenic events at the molecular and cellular levels, the editors and contributors place these developments in the context of the overall picture of disease. "Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals", third edition, updates and expands the content of the second edition and includes cutting-edge information from the most current research. Comments on previous editions: '...highly recommended' - "The Veterinary Record". '...a comprehensive, complete and easy-to-use source of information' - "Veterinary Microbiology". '...recommended for graduate students and specialists in microbiology, pathology and infectious disease' - "U.S. Animal Health Association Newsletter". '...a wonderful book' - "Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association". '...highly recommended' - "The Cornell Veterinarian".
Graduate students, faculty, researchers, and specialists in microbiology, pathology, and infectious diseases will benefit from this highly-detailed and expanded edition of a popular and well-read veterinary text.
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Höhe: 261 mm
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978-0-8138-2939-5 (9780813829395)
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Carlton L. Gyles, DVM, MSc, PhD, is Professor of veterinary microbiology at Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. John F. Prescott, MA, Vet. MB, PhD, is Professor of veterinary microbiology at Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. J. Glenn Songer, PhD, is Professor of veterinary science and microbiology, University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona. Charles O. Thoen, DVM, PhD, is Chair and Professor of microbiology, immunology, and preventive medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Contributors.Preface.1. Themes in Bacterial Pathogenic Mechanisms (C.L. Gyles and J. F. Prescott).2. Evolution of Bacterial Virulence (P. Boerlin).3. Streptococcus (J .F. Timoney).4. Staphylococcus (K. Hermans, L. A. Devriese, and F. Haesebrouck).5. Bacillus anthracis (M. A. Weiner and T. C. Dixon).6. Mycobacterium (C. O. Thoen and R. G. Barletta).7. Corynebacterium and Arcanobacterium (B. H. Jost and S. J. Billington).8. Rhodococcus (J. F. Prescott, J. Ren, and C. Dupont).9. Listeria (C. Czuprynski).10. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (Y. Shimoji).11. Neurotoxigenic Clostridia (R. H. Whitlock).12. Histotoxic Clostridia (J. G. Songer).13. Enteric Clostridia (J. G. Songer).14. Salmonella (S. J. Libby, T. A. Halsey, C. Altier, J. Potter, and C. L. Gyles).15. E. coli Shigella (T. Adam and C. L. Gyles).16. Escherichia coli (C. L. Gyles and J. M. Fairbrother).17. Actinobacillus (J. I. MacInnes and J. T. Bosse).18. Haemophilus (T. J. Inzana and L. Corbeil).19. Bordetella (D. A. Bemis and B. Fenwick).20. Pasteurella and Mannheimia (J. D. Boyce, R. Y. C. Lo, I. Wilkie, and B. Adler).21. Yersinia (J. Mecsas and R. Chafel).22. Brucella (S. C. Olsen, C. O. Thoen, and N. F. Cheville).23. Pseudomonas (M. Matewish and J. S. Lam).24. Moraxella (W. P. Michalski and J. L. Farn).25. Campylobacter and Helicobacter (L. A. Joens).26. Lawsonia intracellularis (C. J. Gebhart and R. M. C. Guedes).27. Gram-Negative Anaerobes (D. J. Hampson, T. G. Nagaraja, and N. B. Buller).28. Leptospira (B. Adler and A. de la Pena-Moctezuma).29. Mycoplasma (K. L. Whithear and G. F. Browning).30. Chlamydia (A. A. Andersen).31. Rickettsiales (S. Harrus, T. Waner, S. Mahan, and H. Bark).Index.
