title: Prevalence of virulent Rhodococcus equi in isolates from soil and feces of horses from horse-breeding farms with and without endemic infections.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Aomori, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohbushi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsubaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamada
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016929:Rhodococcus equi / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012988:Soil Microbiology