Prevalence of virulent Rhodococcus equi in isolates from soil and feces of horses from horse-breeding farms with and without endemic infections

S Takai; S Ohbushi; K Koike; S Tsubaki; H Oishi; M Kamada

doi:10.1128/jcm.29.12.2887-2889.1991

Prevalence of virulent Rhodococcus equi in isolates from soil and feces of horses from horse-breeding farms with and without endemic infections

J Clin Microbiol. 1991 Dec;29(12):2887-9. doi: 10.1128/jcm.29.12.2887-2889.1991.

Authors

S Takai¹, S Ohbushi, K Koike, S Tsubaki, H Oishi, M Kamada

Affiliation

¹ Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Aomori, Japan.

Abstract

The prevalence of virulent Rhodococcus equi in isolates from soil and feces of foals on a farm with endemic R. equi infections was significantly higher than that of a farm with no history of the disease. Foals bred on a farm with the endemic disease might be constantly exposed to virulent R. equi in their environment.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Actinomycetales Infections / epidemiology
Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
Animals
Breeding
Disease Reservoirs*
Feces / microbiology*
Female
Horse Diseases / epidemiology
Horse Diseases / microbiology*
Horses
Japan / epidemiology
Rhodococcus equi / isolation & purification
Rhodococcus equi / pathogenicity*
Soil Microbiology*