First Microbiological and Molecular Identification of Rhodococcus equi in Feces of Nondiarrheic Cats

Rhodococcus equi is responsible for infections in multiple-host animals. In humans, the prevalence of rhodococcus has increased worldwide and represents an emergent risk. R. equi is a soil-borne opportunistic bacterium isolated from feces of a wide variety of domestic species, except cats; thus, the...

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Main Authors: Carolina Lechinski de Paula, Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva, Rodrigo Tavanelli Hernandes, Geraldo de Nardi Júnior, Selene Daniela Babboni, Simony Trevizan Guerra, Fernando José Paganini Listoni, Rogério Giuffrida, Shinji Takai, Yukako Sasaki, Márcio Garcia Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4278598