SUBJECT

Title

Veterinary Bacteriology

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

master

Part of degree program
Credits

2

Recommended in

Semesters 1-4

Typically offered in

Autumn/Spring semester

Course description

1. Examination of the morphological, cultural and biochemical characteristics of bacteria

2. Sterilisation and disinfection methods used in veterinary medicine.

3. Antibiotics in veterinary medicine. Pathogenicity and virulence of bacteria.

4. General characteristics of infectious diseases.

5. Genera Bacillus and Clostridium

6. Genera Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus and Lactobacillus

7. Genera Erysipelothrix, Listeria, Corynebacterium, Rhodococcus and Renibacterium

8. Genera Mycobacterium, Nocardia, Actinomyces, Dermatophilus and Streptomyces

9. Enterobacteriaceae. Genera Escherichia, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Edwardsiella

10. Genera Salmonella, Citrobacter, Shigella, Proteus, Yersinia, Fusobacterium, Bacteroides

11. Genera Pasteurella, Actinobacillus, Haemophilus, Taylorella

12. Genera Brucella, Pseudomonas, Aeromonas, Francisella, Bordetella, Moraxella

13. Genera Vibrio, Campylobacter, Helicobacter, Arcobacter, Spirochaetes

14. Genera Chlamydia and Chlamydophila, Rickettsiales, Mycoplasmas

Readings
  • Quinn, P.J., Markey, B.K., Carter, M.E., Donnelly, W.J.C., Leonard, F.C.: Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease. Blackwell. Oxford 2002. ISBN 0-632-05525-1