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Molecular epidemiology of Rhodococcus equi in slaughtered swine, cattle and horses in Poland
27 May 2016
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BACKGROUND: Rhodococcus equi is an emerging zoonotic presumably foodborne pathogen. Since the data on the worldwide prevalence of R. equi in meat animals are scarce, the present study aimed to investigate the molecular epidemiology of R. equi in swine, cattle and horse carcasses intended for human consumption in Poland. RESULTS: Totally 1028 lymph node samples were examined. R. equi was isolated from 26.6 %...
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