Part I: Introduction. Microbial infections of animals -- Basic bacteriology -- Basic mycology -- Basic virology -- Part II: Bacteriology. Family Enterobacteriaceae -- Enterobacteriaceae: Escherichia -- Enterobacteriaceae: Salmonella -- Family Yersiniaceae -- Enterobacteriaceae: Shigella -- Pasteurellaceae: Avibacterium, Bibersteinia, Mannheimia , and Pasteurella -- Pasteurellaceae: Actinobacillus -- Pasteurellaceae: Glaesserella, Haemophilus , and Histophilus -- Bordetella -- Brucella -- Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei -- Francisella tularensis -- Moraxella -- Pseudomonas -- Taylorella -- Spirilla I: Borrelia -- Spiral-curved organisms II: Brachyspira and Lawsonia -- Spiral-curved organisms III: Campylobacter and Arcobacter -- Spirilla IV: Helicobacter: the spiral microorganisms of the gastrointestinal tract and liver -- Spirochetes V: Leptospira -- Staphylococcus -- Streptococcus and Enterococcus -- Trueperella -- Bacillus -- Corynebacterium -- Erysipelothrix -- Listeria -- Rhodococcus -- Gram-negative, non-spore-forming anaerobes -- Clostridium -- Filamentous bacteria: Actinomyces, Nocardia, Dermatophilus , and Streptobacillus -- Mycobacteria -- Chlamydiaceae: Chlamydia -- Mollicutes -- Rickettsiaceae and Coxiellaceae: Rickettsia and Coxiella -- Anaplasmataceae: Anaplasma -- Anaplasmataceae: Ehrlichia and Neorickettsia -- Bartonellaceae -- Part III: Fungi. Yeasts: Cryptococcus, Malassezia, and Candida -- Dermatophytes -- Agents of subcutaneous mycoses -- Agents of systemic mycoses -- Part IV: Viruses. Parvoviridae -- Circoviridae -- Asfarviridae and Iridoviridae -- Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae -- Adenoviridae -- Herpesviridae -- Poxviridae -- Picornaviridae -- Caliciviridae -- Togaviridae and Flaviviridae -- Orthomyxoviridae -- Bunyavirales -- Paramyxoviridae, Pneumoviridae, Filoviridae, and Bornaviridae -- Rhabdoviridae -- Coronaviridae and Tobaniviridae -- Arteriviridae and Roniviridae -- Reoviridae -- Birnaviridae -- Retroviridae -- Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies -- Part V: Control of Infectious Diseases. Immune responses to infectious agents -- Laboratory diagnosis -- Antimicrobial chemotherapy and antimicrobial resistance -- Vaccines -- Disinfection and sterilization -- Epidemiology of infectious diseases.