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Rhodococcus equi and genetic susceptibility: assessing transferrin genotypes from paraffin-embedded tissues.
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc - 1 Sept 2003
Mousel Michelle R, Harrison Lenn, Donahue J Michael, Bailey Ernest
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Rhodococcus equi is a bacterial pathogen, ubiquitous in the soil, that infects many foals and is lethal to some. Transferrin is an iron-binding protein that has bacteriostatic properties in the blood. Transferrin is also highly polymorphic in most species, with 15 variants identified for horses u...
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