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Rhodococcus equi

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Rhodoccocus equi is a well-recognized bacterial pathogen in veterinary medicine (1). Inhalation or ingestion appears to be the major route of infection in foals, and the primary source of infection is believed to be the soil (2). The taxonomic history of R. equi has been rather confusing. Currently, this pathogen is being described (3) as either R. equi or Corynebacterium equi.

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Georgiev, V.S. (2003). Rhodococcus equi. In: Opportunistic Infections. Infectious Disease. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-296-8_6

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