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Preferred term

Rhodococcus equi  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Corynebacterium equi
  • txid43767

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WLV01G9J-1

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