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Informationen zum Autor Francisco A. Uzal , DVM, FRVC, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, is Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic Pathology at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California at Davis in San Bernardino, California, USA. J. Glenn Songer , MA, PhD, Fellow AAM, Dipl. ACVM, is Professor (Emeritus) of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, College of Agriculture, The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizon, USA. John F. Prescott , MA, Vet MB, PhD, FCAHS, is Professor (Emeritus) of Veterinary Microbiology at Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. Michel R. Popoff, DVM, PhD, is the head of the Research Unit of Anaerobic Bacteria and Toxins and the National Reference Center for Anaerobic Bacteria and Botulism at Institut Pasteur in Paris, France. Klappentext 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. Emphasizing clinical applications, the book offers a complete, in-depth examination of clostridial disease, from pathogenesis, pathology, and microbiology to diagnostic techniques, clinical management, and treatment. Combining pathology and microbiology, a highlight of the book is the high-quality clinical photographs, which are valuable for recognizing disease patterns. The book begins with sections on the pathogenic clostridia and the toxins produced, then covers specific diseases produced by the pathogenic clostridia. Clostridial Diseases of Animals summarizes current understanding of clostridial diseases and discusses important areas of diagnostic uncertainty, making it an essential reference for veterinary clinicians, diagnosticians, pathologists, microbiologists, students, and governmental agencies. Key features 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 Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors xi Preface xvii Section 1: The pathogenic clostridia 1 Taxonomic Relationships among the Clostridia 3 John F. Prescott, Janet I. MacInnes, and Anson K. K. Wu 2 General Physiological and Virulence Properties of the Pathogenic Clostridia 7 Julian I. Rood 3 Brief Description of Animal Pathogenic Clostridia 13 John F. Prescott Section 2: Toxins Produced by the Pathogenic Clostridia 4 Toxins of Histotoxic Clostridia: Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium septicum, Clostridium novyi, and Clostridium sordellii 23 Michel R. Popoff 5 Toxins of Clostridium perfringens 45 James R. Theoret and Bruce A. McClane 6 Toxins of Clostridium difficile 61 J. Glenn Songer, Ashley E. Harmon, and M. Kevin Keel 7 Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium tetani Neurotoxins 71 Michel R. Popoff Section 3: Clostridial Infections of the Gastrointestinal System 8 Diseases Produced by Clostridium perfringens Type A in Mammalian Species 109 Francisco A. Uzal 9 NetF¿Associated Necrotizing Enteritis of Foals and Canine Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis 117 Iman Mehdizadeh Gohari, Valeria R. Parreira, an...
