title: Bacterial pneumonia.
abstract: Bacteria play a critical role in the severe pneumonia and fatalities associated with the bovine respiratory disease complex. Although numerous bacteria have the potential to cause pneumonia, only a small number of these are responsible for the majority of cases of disease. Virulence and immunogenic characteristics of these organisms are important determinants of the host response to infection. These bacterial characteristics are reviewed and applied to a discussion of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and prevention of bacterial pneumonia is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mosier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000276:immunology; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D016978:Mannheimia haemolytica / Q000276:immunology; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines