chapter 1 Overview of Reptile Biology, anatomy, and Histology / chapter 2 Reptile Immunology / chapter 3 Circulating Inflammatory Cells / chapter 4 Reptile Necropsy Techniques / chapter 5 Host Response to Infectious Agents and Identification of Pathogens in Tissue Section / chapter 6 Identifying Reptile Pathogens Using Electron Microscopy / chapter 7 Molecular Diagnostics. APRIL J. JOHNSON, FRANCESCO C. ORIGGI, AND JAMES F.X. WELLEHAN, Jr -- chapter 8 Serodiagnostics / chapter 9 Viruses and Viral Diseases of Reptiles / chapter 10 Bacterial Diseases of Reptiles / chapter 11 Mycotic Diseases of Reptiles / chapter 12 Parasites and Parasitic Diseases of Reptiles / chapter 13 Isolation of Pathogens