Chapter 34 Other Gram-Positive Anaerobes THE GENUS ACTINOBACULUM Actinobaculum suis is the current stopover on a taxonomic odyssey beginning with the genus Corynebacterium and moving to Eubacterium and Actinomyces. However,…
Chapter 6 The Genera Actinomyces and Arcanobacterium THE GENUS ACTINOMYCES Members of the genus Actinomyces are grampositive, non–acid-fast, non–spore-forming rods. They are facultatively anaerobic, and most species prefer a reduced…
Chapter 4 The Genus Staphylococcus THE GENUS STAPHYLOCOCCUS The gram-positive aerobic cocci are conve-niently divided into two groups based on cata-lase production. The family Micrococcaceae (genera Micrococcus, Staphylococcus, and Rothia…
Chapter 1 Origin and Evolution of Virulence Virulence, simply defined, is microbial specialization that facilitates replication in hosts. The resulting damage to the host may be so minimal that it…
Chapter 14 Miscellaneous Coliforms: The Genera Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Citrobacter Members of the family Enterobacteriaceae ferment lactose, producing acid and gas, with the former evidenced in the pink colonies they…
Chapter 16 The Genus Salmonella Members of the genus Salmonella colonize vertebrate hosts, with outcomes ranging from subclinical to systemic infection with high mortality. Animal infection has direct economic consequences,…
Chapter 3 Antimicrobial Agents, Mechanisms of Resistance, and Susceptibility Testing The veterinarian attending to a domestic animal with a bacterial infection must identify and eliminate predisposing factors (e.g., foreign bodies…
Chapter 12 The Genus Rhodococcus The genus Rhodococcus is part of a distinctive actinomycete taxonomic group that includes the genera Corynebacterium, Mycobacterium, and Nocardia. This taxonomic group is defined by…
41 Immunodiagnostic Techniques Chapter Outline Reagents Used in Serological Tests Serum Antiglobulins Monoclonal Antibodies Specific Antibodies Primary Binding Tests Radioimmunoassays Radioimmunoassays for Antibody Radioimmunoassays for Antigen Immunofluorescence Assays Direct Fluorescent…
15 B Cells and Their Response to Antigen Chapter Outline B Cell Antigen Receptors Antigen-Binding Component Light Chains Heavy Chains Variable Regions Constant Regions Hinge Region Signal Transducing Component Co-stimulation…
