Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
A case report on disseminated Rhodococcus equi infection in a Japanese black heifer.
- Journal:
- The Journal of veterinary medical science
- Year:
- 2018
- Authors:
- Nakagawa, Ryoko et al.
- Affiliation:
- Yokkaichi City Health Center Food Sanitation Inspection Station · Japan
Abstract
Rhodococcus equi was isolated from the granulomatous lesions of the lung, kidney, liver, and hepatic, mesenteric, and abomasum lymph nodes of a Japanese black heifer. R. equi isolates were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction for virulence-associated protein genes. The vapN gene was detected in all the isolates examined. This is the first report in which vapN-positive R. equi was isolated from cattle in Japan.
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