Veterinary microbiology and microbial disease / P.J. Quinn, MVB, PhD, MRCVS, Professor Emeritus, Former Professor of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College, Dublin, B.K. Markey, MVB, PhD, Dip Stat, MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College, Dublin, F.C. Leonard, MVB, PhD, MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College, Dublin, E.S. FitzPatrick, FIBMS, Chief Technical Officer, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College, Dublin, S. Fanning, BSc, PhD, Professor of Food Safety and Zoonoses, Director of Academic Centre for Food Safety, University College Dublin, P.J. Hartigan, BSc, MVM, MA, PhD, MRCVS, Former Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology, Trinity College, Dublin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Section I: Introductory Bacteriology.Section II: Pathogenic Bacteria.Section III: Mycology.Section IV: Introductory Virology.Section V: Viruses and Prions.Section VI: Microbial Agents and Disease Production.

"Veterinary Microbiology is one of the core subjects for veterinary students. Fully revised and expanded, this new edition covers every aspect of veterinary microbiology for students in both paraclinical and clinical years. It provides concise descriptions of the groups of micro-organisms, diseases they produce, immunological aspects and a summary of infectious diseases based on their main clinical signs. New to this edition:Diagrams throughout showing the transmission of infection New chapters on the application of molecular methods, food safety and public health, skin, the respiratory system, cardiology, and the urinary tract Revisions to existing text and many more illustrations"--Provided by publisher.