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.

Annotation

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

DUI

D016929 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0025756

Previous indexing

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

History note

92; CORYNEBACTERIUM EQUI was see RHODOCOCCUS 1987-91

Online note

use RHODOCOCCUS to search CORYNEBACTERIUM EQUI 1987-91

Public note

92; CORYNEBACTERIUM EQUI was see RHODOCOCCUS 1987-91