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Author:   Andrew N. Rycroft (University of London, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780470659472

ISBN 10:   0470659475
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   21 December 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface xvii About the Companion Website xix 1 The Bacterial Cell 1 2 Metabolism, Growth and Culture of Bacteria 9 3 Sterilisation and Disinfection 15 4 Bacterial Genes and Gene Transfer 23 5 Bacterial Pathogenicity 29 6 Bacterial Veterinary Vaccines 39 7 Antimicrobials: Action, Dynamics and Resistance 43 8 Bacterial Typing 51 9 Salmonella 55 10 Escherichia coli – An Intestinal Pathogen 63 11 Escherichia coli as an Extraintestinal Pathogen 69 12 Campylobacter – Hyperendemic on the Farm 75 13 Leptospira – Using Urine to Spread 81 14 Lyme Disease – Ticks and Dogs 87 15 Brachyspira 91 16 Pasteurella 93 17 Pseudomonas and Burkholderia 97 18 Bordetella 101 19 Delicate Gram-negative Bacteria 105 20 Mannheimia, Actinobacillus and Other Pasteurellaceae 111 21 Chlamydia – A Stealthy Pathogen 117 22 Bovine Tuberculosis and Johne's Disease 121 23 Bacillus anthracis 129 24 Clostridium 133 25 Staphylococcus – Skin and Soft Tissue Infection 143 26 Streptococcus 149 27 Nocardia, Actinomyces and Dermatophilus – The Filamentous Pathogens 155 28 Prescottella (Rhodococcus) equi 159 29 Corynebacterium – CLA 163 30 Listeria – Growing in the Fridge 165 31 Erysipelothrix and Trueperella 169 32 Mycoplasma – Cell-associated Pathogens 173 33 Rickettsia – Arthropod Vector-borne Pathogens 179 34 Fungi as Agents of Disease 183 35 Aspergillus – Strength in Numbers 187 36 Dermatophytes – Keratinolytic Fungi 191 37 Yeasts: Malassezia, Candida and Cryptococcus 195 38 Dimorphic Fungal Infections 199 Index 205

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Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc (Hons), PhD, FRCPath, is Emeritus Professor of Clinical and Veterinary Microbiology at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, in the UK. He spent 9 years as lecturer at Glasgow University Veterinary School before moving to the RVC in 1992. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists.

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