Pathogenicity and genomic features of vapN-harboring Rhodococcus equi isolated from human patients

• Main Authors: Yasunori Suzuki (Author), Hiroaki Kubota (Author), Hiroo Madarame (Author), Fumiaki Takase (Author), Kei Takahashi (Author), Yukako Sasaki (Author), Tsutomu Kakuda (Author), Shinji Takai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rhodococcus equi is a saprophytic soil bacterium and intracellular pathogen that causes refractory suppurative pneumonia in foals and has emerged as a pathogenic cause of zoonotic disease. Several studies have reported human infections caused by R. equi harboring a recently described third type of v...