Virulence of Rhodococcus equi isolated from cats and dogs.
Nine cat isolates and nine dog isolates of Rhodococcus equi from clinical material were investigated for the presence of the virulence-associated antigens (VapA and VapB) and virulence plasmids. Five of the cat isolates and one dog isolate were VapA positive and contained an 85-kb type I or an 87-kb type I plasmid. The remaining 12 isolates were avirulent R. equi strains and contained no virulence plasmids.
Takai
Shinji
S
Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan. takai@vmas.kitasato-u.ac.jp
Martens
Ronald J
RJ
Julian
Alan
A
Garcia Ribeiro
Márcio
M
Rodrigues de Farias
Marconi
M
Sasaki
Yukako
Y
Inuzuka
Kazuho
K
Kakuda
Tsutomu
T
Tsubaki
Shiro
S
Prescott
John F
JF
D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D016181:Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010957:Plasmids; D016929:Rhodococcus equi / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014774:Virulence; D037521:Virulence Factors
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D037521:Virulence Factors; C077517:VapB protein, Bacteria