A case report on disseminated Rhodococcus equi infection in a Japanese black heifer

A case report on disseminated Rhodococcus equi infection in a Japanese black heifer

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 2018, Vol.80(5), pp.819-822
Hauptverfasser: NAKAGAWA, Ryoko, MOKI, Hiroaki, HAYASHI, Kazuhide, OONIWA, Kaname, TOKUYAMA, Kyori, KAKUDA, Tsutomu, YOSHIOKA, Kazuki, TAKAI, Shinji
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Sprache:eng
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Abomasum
Bacteriology
Case reports
cattle
Lesions
Liver
Lungs
Lymph nodes
Polymerase chain reaction
Rhodococcus
Rhodococcus equi
VapN
Virulence
virulence plasmid
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.18-0064