Pneumonia in foals caused by the bacterium Rhodococcus equi has a worldwide
distribution and is a common cause of disease and death for foals. The purpose of this …

Rhodococcus equi is recognised to cause chronic purulent bronchopneumonia in foals of
less than 6 months of age. Virulent strains of the bacteria possess a large 80–90kb plasmid …

Rhodococcus equi causes fatal pyogranulomatous pneumonia in foals and
immunocompromised animals and humans. Despite its importance, there is currently no …

Our understanding of R equi pathogenesis has changed over the last decade, and this
knowledge has translated to a new set of recommendations regarding prophylaxis …

There is currently no licensed vaccine that protects foals against Rhodococcus equi–
induced pneumonia. Oral administration of live, virulent R. equi to neonatal foals has been …

For decades researchers have been targeting prevention of R hodococcus equi
(Rhodococcus hoagui/P rescottella equi) by vaccination and the horse breeding industry …

Prescottella equi (formerly Rhodococcus equi) is a facultative intracellular bacterial
pathogen that causes severe pneumonia in foals 1–6 months of age, whereas adult horses …

Rhodococcus equi is a Gram-positive, facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen which
causes persistent purulent bronchopneumonia in foals less than six months of age …

The pathogenic actinomycete Rhodococcus equi causes severe purulent lung infections in
foals and immunocompromised people. Although relatively unsusceptible to R. equi, mice …

Rhodococcus equi is one of the most important causes of mortality in foals between 1 and 6
months of age. Although rare, infection also occurs in a variety of other mammals including …