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Clostridial diseases of animals / [edited by] Francisco Alejandro Uzal, John Francis Prescott, J. Glenn Songer, Michel Robert Popoff.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clostridium diseases in animals.
- Clostridium.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (427 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Clostridial Diseases of Animals is the first book to focus on clostridial diseases in domestic and wild animals, offering a comprehensive reference on these common diseases. * Provides a single resource for all aspects of clostridial diseases * Presents current, comprehensive information with a focus on clinical relevance * Covers each disease in depth, including etiology, epidemiology, clinics, gross pathology, histopathology, diagnostics, diagnostic criteria, prophylaxis, control, and treatment * Written by the world-leading experts in the field of clostridial diseases in animals * Offers photographs and summary tables to support the concepts discussed in the text and aid in recognition
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; SECTION 1 The Pathogenic Clostridia; Chapter 1 Taxonomic Relationships among the Clostridia; Bibliography; Chapter 2 General Physiological and Virulence Properties of the Pathogenic Clostridia; Introduction; Anaerobic metabolism; Major clostridial diseases; The onset of clostridial infections; The key role of protein toxins in clostridial disease; The key role of spores in the epidemiology of clostridial disease; Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 3 Brief Description of Animal Pathogenic Clostridia; Bibliography
- SECTION 2 Toxins Produced by the Pathogenic Clostridia Chapter 4 Toxins of Histotoxic Clostridia: Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium septicum, Clostridium novyi, and Clostridium sordellii; Introduction; A - Intracellularly active toxins from histotoxic clostridia; B - Membrane-damaging toxins from histotoxic clostridia; Phospholipases; Bibliography; Chapter 5 Toxins of Clostridium perfringens; Introduction; A - Major toxins; B - Other toxins; Bibliography; Chapter 6 Toxins of Clostridium difficile; Introduction; Toxins A and B; C. difficile ADP-ribosylating toxin (CDT)
- Hypervirulence of C. difficile and its potential mechanisms Immunotherapy of C. difficile infections; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 7 Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium tetani neurotoxins; Introduction; Clostridia producing botulinum neurotoxins; Clostridium tetani; Susceptibility of animal species to clostridial neurotoxins; Structure of clostridial neurotoxins; Mode of action of clostridial neurotoxins; Concluding remarks; Bibliography; SECTION 3 Clostridial Infections of the Gastrointestinal System; Chapter 8 Diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type A in mammalian species
- Introduction Yellow lamb disease; Other enteric diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type A in mammals; Clostridium perfringens beta 2 toxin-associated gastrointestinal disease; Bibliography; Chapter 9 NetF-associated necrotizing enteritis of foals and canine hemorrhagic gastroenteritis; Introduction; Etiology; Epidemiology and clinical findings; Gross changes; Microscopic changes; Diagnosis; Bibliography; Chapter 10 Necrotic enteritis of poultry; Introduction; Epidemiology; Etiology and pathogenesis; Host response; Predisposing factors; Clinical signs; Gross changes
- Microscopic changes Prophylaxis; Diagnosis; Bibliography; Chapter 11 Infections by Clostridium perfringens type B; Introduction; Etiology; Clinical signs; Gross changes; Microscopic changes; Diagnosis; Prevention and treatment; Bibliography; Chapter 12 Diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type C; Diseases of mammalian species; Necrotic enteritis of poultry; Bibliography; Chapter 13 Diseases Produced by Clostridium perfringens type D; Introduction; Etiology; Epidemiology and pathogenesis; Clinical signs; Gross changes; Microscopic changes; Diagnosis; Prophylaxis and treatment
- Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781118728338
- 1118728335
- 9781118728307
- 1118728300
- OCLC:
- 942610793
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