title: Virulence of Rhodococcus equi isolated from cats and dogs.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan. takai@vmas.kitasato-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takai
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Julian
authors.forename: Márcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcia Ribeiro
authors.forename: Marconi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodrigues de Farias
authors.forename: Yukako
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Kazuho
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inuzuka
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakuda
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsubaki
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Prescott
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D037521:Virulence Factors; C077517:VapB protein, Bacteria