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Variations in equid SLC11A1 (NRAMP1) genes and associations with Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in horses.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Halbert Natalie D, Cohen Noah D, Slovis Nathan M, Faircloth Jay, Martens Ronald J
Abstract excerpt
Rhodococcus equi is an important intracellular pathogen of horses, most commonly causing chronic, suppurative bronchopneumonia in foals. Although most foals likely are exposed to environmental R. equi within the 1st few days of life, only some develop R. equi pneumonia, and the basis of differences in susceptibility among foals currently is unknown. In this study, we investigated solute carrier family 11 member 1...
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