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Molecular typing of VapA-positive Rhodococcus equi isolates from Jeju native horses, Korea.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Mar 2006
Son Won-Geun, Lee Du-Sik, Yamatoda Noriko, Hatori Fumiko, Shimizu Nanako, Kakuda Tsutomu, Sasaki Yukako, Tsubaki Shiro, Takai Shinji
Abstract excerpt
We recently demonstrated the presence of virulence-associated protein antigen (VapA)-positive Rhodococcus equi in Jeju Island, Korea. These bacteria contained one of two distinct plasmid types, a 90-kb type II plasmid, which has been found in isolates from the native Kiso horses of Japan, and a new variant, a 90-kb type V plasmid. However, the genotypic characters of the VapA-positive R. equi from Jeju native...
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