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Comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of clostridial diseases The newly revised second edition of Clostridial Diseases of Animals is a timely update to the gold-standard resource for veterinary practitioners treating clostridial disease in animals. This is a comprehensive, detailed reference that emphasizes clinically relevant information on pathogenesis, pathology, microbiology, diagnostic techniques, clinical management, and treatment. The Second Edition takes a new One Health perspective, offering brand-new chapters that cover enteric, histotoxic, and neurotoxic clostridial diseases in animals and humans. The book also explores the reclassification of C. perfringens, providing references throughout to explain the level of evidence supporting each conclusion. Inside the book: A thorough treatment of clostridial diseases with accurate coverage of new information and technologies A reorganized gastrointestinal section reflecting the changes to the classification of C. perfringens Practical discussions of enteric, histotoxic, and neurotoxic clostridial diseases Fully cited references demonstrating the evidence base Written for veterinary clinicians, diagnosticians, pathologists, and microbiologists, Clostridial Diseases of Animals will also benefit regulators working in government agencies with a stake in this issue, as well as veterinary students.

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Author:   Francisco A. Uzal (School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California at Davis in San Bernardino, CA) ,  Bruce A. McClane (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA) ,  Iman Mehdizadeh Gohari (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA) ,  Mauricio A. Navarro (Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.30cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 25.70cm
Weight:   1.225kg
ISBN:  

9781394210145

ISBN 10:   1394210140
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   11 June 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributors Preface  1 The Pathogenic clostridia 1 Taxonomic relationships among the clostridia 2 General physiologic and virulence properties of the pathogenic clostridia 3 Brief description of animal pathogenic clostridia 2 Toxins produced by the pathogenis clostridia 4 Toxins of histotoxic clostridia: Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium septicum, Clostridium novyi and Paeniclostridium sordellii 5 Toxins of Clostridium perfringens 6 Toxins of Clostridioides difficile 7 Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium tetani neurotoxins 3 Clostridial infections of the gastrointestinal system 8 Diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type A 9 Diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type B 10 Diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type C 11 Diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type D 12 Diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type E 13 Diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type F 14 Diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type G 15 Diseases produced by Clostridioides difficile 16 Disease caused by Clostridium colinum: Ulcerative enteritis of poultry and other avian species 17 Diseases produced by Clostridium spiroforme 18 Clostridial abomasitis of ruminants 4 Clostridial histotoxic infections 19 Blackleg 20 Gas gangrene 21 Gangrenous dermatitis of poultry 22 Bacillary hemoglobinuria 23 Infectious necrotic hepatitis 24 Tyzzer disease 5 Clostridial neurotoxic infections 25 Tetanus 26 Botulism 27 Diseases caused by other clostridia producing neurotoxins 6 Animal clostrifial diseases as zoonosis and animals as reservoir of human clostridial pathogens 28 Animal clostrifial diseases as zoonosis and animals as reservoir of human clostridial pathogens

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The editors Francisco A. Uzal, DVM, FRVC, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, is a Distinguished Professor of Diagnostic Pathology and Branch Chief of the San Bernardino Laboratory of the California Animal Health and Food Safety at the University of California at Davis in Davis, California, USA. Bruce A. McClane, PhD, FAAM, is a Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Iman Mehdizadeh Gohari, DVM, MSc, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Mauricio A. Navarro, DVM, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, is an Assistant Professor of Veterinary Anatomic Pathology at the Universidad Austral de Chile in Valdivia, Chile. Michel R. Popoff, DVM, PhD, is a former Associate Professor and Head of the Research Unit of Anaerobic Bacteria and Toxins and the National Reference Center for Anaerobic Bacteria and Botulism at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France.

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