Carlton L. Gyles & John F. Prescott 
Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals 

This much-anticipated third edition again consolidates the
knowledge of more than twenty experts on pathogenesis of animal
disease caused by various species or groups of bacteria.
Emphasizing pathogenic events at the molecular and cellular levels,
the editors and contributors place these developments in the
context of the overall picture of disease. Pathogenesis of
Bacterial Infections in Animals, Third edition, updates and
expands the content of the second edition and includes cutting-edge
information from the most current research.

Comments on previous editions:

‘…highly recommended.’

–The Veterinary Record

‘…a comprehensive, complete and easy-to-use source of
information.’

–Veterinary Microbiology

‘…recommended for graduate students and specialists in
microbiology, pathology and infectious disease.’

–U.S. Animal Health Association Newsletter

‘…a wonderful book.’

–Journal of the American Veterinary Medical
Association

‘…highly recommended.’

–The Cornell Veterinarian

Graduate students, faculty, researchers, and specialists in
microbiology, pathology, and infectious diseases will benefit from
this highly-detailed and expanded edition of a popular and
well-read veterinary text.

Table of Content

Contributors.

Preface.

1. Themes in Bacterial Pathogenic Mechanisms (C.L. Gyles and J.
F. Prescott).

2. Evolution of Bacterial Virulence (P. Boerlin).

3. Streptococcus (J .F. Timoney).

4. Staphylococcus (K. Hermans, L. A. Devriese, and F.
Haesebrouck).

5. Bacillus anthracis (M. A. Weiner and T. C. Dixon).

6. Mycobacterium (C. O. Thoen and R. G. Barletta).

7. Corynebacterium and Arcanobacterium (B. H. Jost and S. J.
Billington).

8. Rhodococcus (J. F. Prescott, J. Ren, and C. Dupont).

9. Listeria (C. Czuprynski).

10. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (Y. Shimoji).

11. Neurotoxigenic Clostridia (R. H. Whitlock).

12. Histotoxic Clostridia (J. G. Songer).

13. Enteric Clostridia (J. G. Songer).

14. Salmonella (S. J. Libby, T. A. Halsey, C. Altier, J. Potter,
and C. L. Gyles).

15. E. coli Shigella (T. Adam and C. L. Gyles).

16. Escherichia coli (C. L. Gyles and J. M. Fairbrother).

17. Actinobacillus (J. I. Mac Innes and J. T. Bossé).

18. Haemophilus (T. J. Inzana and L. Corbeil).

19. Bordetella (D. A. Bemis and B. Fenwick).

20. Pasteurella and Mannheimia (J. D. Boyce, R. Y. C. Lo, I.
Wilkie, and B. Adler).

21. Yersinia (J. Mecsas and R. Chafel).

22. Brucella (S. C. Olsen, C. O. Thoen, and N. F. Cheville).

23. Pseudomonas (M. Matewish and J. S. Lam).

24. Moraxella (W. P. Michalski and J. L. Farn).

25. Campylobacter and Helicobacter (L. A. Joens).

26. Lawsonia intracellularis (C. J. Gebhart and R. M. C.
Guedes).

27. Gram-Negative Anaerobes (D. J. Hampson, T. G. Nagaraja, and
N. B. Buller).

28. Leptospira (B. Adler and A. de la Peña-Moctezuma).

29. Mycoplasma (K. L. Whithear and G. F. Browning).

30. Chlamydia (A. A. Andersen).

31. Rickettsiales (S. Harrus, T. Waner, S. Mahan, and H.
Bark).

Index.

About the author

Carlton L. Gyles, DVM, MSc, Ph D, is Professor of veterinary
microbiology at Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph,
Ontario, Canada.

John F. Prescott, MA, Vet. MB, Ph D, is Professor of
veterinary microbiology at Ontario Veterinary College, University
of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

J. Glenn Songer, Ph D, is Professor of veterinary science
and microbiology, University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona.

Charles O. Thoen, DVM, Ph D, is Chair and Professor of
microbiology, immunology, and preventive medicine, Iowa State
University, Ames, Iowa.