Bordetella species
Chapter 28 Bordetella species Genus Characteristics Bordetella species are small (0.2–0.5 µm in diameter and 0.5–2.0 µm in length), Gram-negative rods which tend to be coccobacillary. They belong to the Alcaligenaceae family….
Brucella species
Chapter 23 Brucella species Genus Characteristics Brucella species are small Gram-negative rods (0.5–0.7 × 0.6–1.5 µm) that often appear coccobacillary. The brucellae were previously divided into six species based principally on…
Introduction to the pathogenic fungi
Chapter 37 Introduction to the pathogenic fungi General characteristics of the fungi Fungi have a eucaryotic cell type and are therefore insensitive to most bacterial antibiotics. They have nuclei with…
Moraxella species
Chapter 29 Moraxella species The genus Moraxella is a member of the family Moraxellaceae. Moraxella catarrhalis and Branhamella catarrhalis are homotypic synonyms and it has been suggested that the genus…
Glucose non-fermenting, Gram-negative bacteria
Chapter 30 Glucose non-fermenting, Gram-negative bacteria The glucose non-fermenting, Gram-negative bacteria use glucose oxidatively or not at all. The genera Pseudomonas, Bordetella and Moraxella, which include significant veterinary pathogens, belong…
Aspergillus species and Pneumocystis carinii
Chapter 39 Aspergillus species and Pneumocystis carinii Aspergillus species More than 190 species of Aspergillus have been formally recognized, most are harmless saprophytes. It is estimated that Apergillus fumigatus is…
Paramyxoviridae
Chapter 61 Paramyxoviridae Orthomyxoviruses and paramyxoviruses were originally grouped together and known as the ‘myxoviruses’. The name paramyxovirus is derived from two Greek words, para meaning by the side of…
Togaviridae
Chapter 59 Togaviridae The family name is taken from the Latin word toga meaning cloak or mantle and is a reference to the viral envelope. Members of the family are…
Flaviviridae
Chapter 57 Flaviviridae The name of the family Flaviviridae is derived from the Latin word flavus meaning yellow and referring to the virus of yellow fever, which is a type…
Miscellaneous Gram-negative bacteria
Chapter 32 Miscellaneous Gram-negative bacteria These bacteria, not included in any other pathogenic groups, are not commonly isolated but may have importance in either animal or human disease, or as…
