Organisms

Rhodococcus equi

A species of RHODOCOCCUS found in soil, herbivore dung, and in the intestinal tract of cows, horses, sheep, and pigs. It causes bronchopneumonia in foals and can be responsible for infection in humans compromised by immunosuppressive drug therapy, lymphoma, or AIDS.

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Abstract

A species of RHODOCOCCUS found in soil, herbivore dung, and in the intestinal tract of cows, horses, sheep, and pigs. It causes bronchopneumonia in foals and can be responsible for infection in humans compromised by immunosuppressive drug therapy, lymphoma, or AIDS.

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Synonyms

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  • Corynebacterium equi

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

in soil, dung, cows, sheep, pigs as well as horses (equ-); infection: coord IM with ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS (IM)

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History Note

92; CORYNEBACTERIUM EQUI was see RHODOCOCCUS 1987-91

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Previous Indexing

  • Corynebacterium (1966-1986)
  • Rhodococcus (1987-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rhodococcus equi. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016929. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016929
  2. Rhodococcus equi. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodococcus_equi
  3. Rhodococcus equi. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q293148