#rhodococcus_equi
Rhodococcus equi
Species of bacterium
Rhodococcus equi is a Gram-positive coccobacillus bacterium. The organism is commonly found in dry and dusty soil and can be important for diseases of domesticated animals. The frequency of infection can reach near 60%. R. equi is an important pathogen causing pneumonia in foals. Since 2008, R. equi has been known to infect wild boar and domestic pigs. R. equi can infect immunocompromised people, such as HIV-AIDS patients or organ transplant recipients. Rhodococcus equi infection in these populations resemble the clinical and pathological signs of advanced pulmonary tuberculosis. This organism is a facultative intracellular mycobacterial pathogen.
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