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.

SUBMITTER: Takai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC193802 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature