Pneumonia is a major cause of disease and death in foals. R hodococcus equi, a G ram‐
positive facultative intracellular pathogen, is a common cause of pneumonia in foals. This …

Rhodococcus equi is a soil-dwelling pathogenic actinomycete that causes pulmonary and
extrapulmonary pyogranulomatous infections in a variety of animal species and people …

The soil actinomycete Rhodococcus equi is a pulmonary pathogen of young horses and
AIDS patients. As a facultative intracellular bacterium, R. equi survives and multiplies in …

Pneumonia in foals caused by the bacterium Rhodococcus equi has a worldwide
distribution and is a common cause of disease and death for foals. The purpose of this …

Infection of the respiratory tract and other extrapulmonary sites by the bacterium
Rhodococcus equi continues to be an important cause of disease and death for foals. The …

Rhodococcus equi causes fatal pyogranulomatous pneumonia in foals and
immunocompromised animals and humans. Despite its importance, there is currently no …

Rhodococcus equi is recognised to cause chronic purulent bronchopneumonia in foals of
less than 6 months of age. Virulent strains of the bacteria possess a large 80–90kb plasmid …

Active flavins derived from riboflavin (vitamin B2) are essential for life. Bacteria
biosynthesize riboflavin or scavenge it through uptake systems, and both mechanisms may …

Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonosis that affects livestock and humans and is caused by
closely related Brucella spp., which are adapted to intracellular life within cells of a large …

For decades researchers have been targeting prevention of R hodococcus equi
(Rhodococcus hoagui/P rescottella equi) by vaccination and the horse breeding industry …