Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology

Preface vi

Acknowledgements vi

Abbreviations and definitions vii

About the companion website viii

Section I Introductory Bacteriology

1. Structure of bacterial cells 2

2. Cultivation, preservation and inactivation of bacteria 4

3. Bacterial genetics and genetic variation 6

4. Molecular diagnostic methods 10

5. Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial disease 12

6. Molecular subtyping of bacteria 14

7. An...