Infectious diseases
Chapter 69 Infectious diseases A microbiological approach to infectious diseases of domestic animals is presented in this chapter. The material has been organized on a species and systems basis. Species…
Bacterial pathogens: Microscopy, culture and identification
Chapter 2 Bacterial pathogens Microscopy, culture and identification Microscopy A good-quality microscope with a built-in light source (bright-field microscopy) as well as low-power, high-dry and oil-immersion objectives is required. A…
Enterobacteriaceae
Chapter 17 Enterobacteriaceae Most members of the family Enterobacteriaceae share the following characteristics: Gram-negative, medium-sized rods (0.4–0.6 × 2–3 µm; Fig. 17.1); peritrichate arrangement of flagella, if motile; facultatively anaerobic and…
Clostridium species
Chapter 16 Clostridium species Genus Characteristics The Clostridium species are large (0.3–1.3 × 3–10 µm), Gram-positive, anaerobic, endospore-producing rods (the spores usually bulge the mother cell). All the pathogenic species are…
Antimicrobial agents
Chapter 6 Antimicrobial agents Antimicrobial susceptibility testing The purpose of antimicrobial susceptibility testing is to guide the clinician in the selection of an antimicrobial agent to which the clinical condition…
The Actinobacteria
Chapter 10 The Actinobacteria The class Actinobacteria comprises a heterologous group of procaryotes, containing some genera which have the ability to form Gram-positive, branching filaments of less than 1 μm in…
The dermatophytes
Chapter 38 The dermatophytes The dermatophytes are a group of closely related, septate fungi that require and use keratin for growth. They tend to be confined to the superficial integument…
The Mycoplasmas (class: mollicutes)
Chapter 35 The Mycoplasmas (class: mollicutes) The mollicutes are the smallest procaryotic cells capable of self-replication. The genomes of Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma species may be as small as 600 kb compared…
