SECTION I - INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY, INFECTION, IMMUNITY AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC METHODS : - 1 Microbiology, microbial pathogens and infectious disease - 2 Subdivisions, classifi cation and morphological characterization of infectious agents - 3 Infection and immunity - 4 Immunodefi ciency diseases - 5 Vaccines and vaccination - 6 Molecular diagnostic methods SECTION II - INTRODUCTORY BACTERIOLOGY : - 7 The structure of bacterial cells - 8 Cultivation, preservation and inactivation of bacteria - 9 Bacterial genetics, mechanisms of genetic variation and gene databases - 10 Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial disease - 11 Antibacterial agents - 12 Antibacterial resistance - 13 Bacterial colonization, tissue invasion and clinical disease SECTION III - PATHOGENIC BACTERIA : - 14 Staphylococcus species - 15 Streptococci - 16 Actinobacteria - 17 Corynebacterium species - 18 Rhodococcus equi - 19 Listeria species - 20 Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae - 21 Bacillus species - 22 Clostridium species - 23 Mycobacterium species - 24 Enterobacteriaceae - 25 Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia species - 26 Actinobacillus species - 27 Pasteurella species, Mannheimia haemolytica and Bibersteinia trehalosi - 28 Francisella tularensis - 29 Histophilus somni, Haemophilus parasuis and Avibacterium paragallinarum - 30 Taylorella species - 31 Bordetella species - 32 Moraxella species - 33 Brucella species - 34 Campylobacter and Helicobacter species - 35 Lawsonia intracellularis - 36 Spirochaetes - 37 Pathogenic anaerobic non-spore-forming Gram-negative bacteria - 38 Mycoplasmas - 39 Chlamydia and Chlamydophila species - 40 Rickettsiales and Coxiella burnetii - 41 Bacterial species of limited pathogenic significance SECTION IV - MYCOLOGY : - 42 General features of fungi associated with disease in animals - 43 Dermatophytes - 44 Aspergillus species - 45 Yeasts and disease production - 46 Dimorphic fungi - 47 Zygomycetes of veterinary importance - 48 Fungus-like organisms of veterinary importance - 49 Pneumocystis carinii - 50 Opportunistic infections caused predominantly by phaeoid fungi - 51 Mycotoxins and mycotoxicoses - 52 Pathogenic algae and cyanobacteria - 53 Antifungal chemotherapy SECTION V - INTRODUCTORY VIROLOGY : - 54 Nature, structure and taxonomy of viruses - 55 Replication of viruses - 56 Genetics and evolution of viruses - 57 Propagation of viruses and virus–cell interactions - 58 Pathogenesis of viral diseases - 59 Laboratory diagnosis of viral infections - 60 Antiviral chemotherapy SECTION VI - VIRUSES AND PRIONS : - 61 Herpesviridae - 62 Papillomaviridae - 63 Adenoviridae - 64 Poxviridae - 65 Asfarviridae - 66 Parvoviridae - 67 Circoviridae - 68 Retroviridae - 69 Reoviridae - 70 Birnaviridae - 71 Orthomyxoviridae - 72 Paramyxoviridae - 73 Rhabdoviridae - 74 Bornaviridae - 75 Bunyaviridae - 76 Picornaviridae - 77 Caliciviridae - 78 Astroviridae - 79 Coronaviridae - 81 Flaviviridae - 82 Togaviridae - 83 Prions: unconventional infectious agents SECTION VII - MICROBIAL AGENTS AND DISEASE PRODUCTION : - 84 Tissue and system preferences of bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens and the nature of the diseases caused by these infectious agents - 85 Interactions of microbial pathogens with the nervous system - 86 Interactions of microbial pathogens with the male and female reproductive systems - 87 The role of microbial pathogens in intestinal disease - 88 The role of microbial pathogens in respiratory disease - 89 Interactions of microbial pathogens with the renal system - 90 Microbial diseases of the cardiovascular system - 91 Interactions of microbial pathogens with the musculoskeletal system 8 - 92 The role of microbial pathogens in diseases of the integumentary system - 93 Bacterial causes of bovine mastitis - 94 Disinfection, biosecurity and other aspects of disease control Appendix: Relevant websites Index