The Genera Pseudomonas and Burkholderia
Chapter 19 The Genera Pseudomonas and Burkholderia The genus Pseudomonas was described more than a century ago and has been completely revised on multiple occasions because of taxonomic heterogeneity. The…
Other Gram-Positive Anaerobes
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,…
The Genera Actinomyces and Arcanobacterium
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…
The Genus Staphylococcus
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…
Origin and Evolution of Virulence
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…
Miscellaneous Coliforms: The Genera Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Citrobacter
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…
The Genus Salmonella
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,…
Antimicrobial Agents, Mechanisms of Resistance, and Susceptibility Testing
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…
The Genus Rhodococcus
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…
