Article
Phenotypical and molecular characterization of Rhodococcus equi isolated from foals in the Agreste region of Pernambuco - Brazil.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Jun 2025
Godoi Alysson Paulo Dos Santos, Sobral Gilvannya Gonçalves, da Silva Vieira Júlio César, Carneiro Gustavo Ferrer, Conceição Fabricio Rochedo, da Silva Elizabete Rodrigues, Mendonça Marcelo
Abstract excerpt
Equine rhodococcosis is caused by Rhodococcus equi, an intracellular coccobacillus whose main virulence factor is a plasmid that harbors genes encoding proteins from the Vap family, with the vapA gene being the most important in equine isolates. Furthermore, other factors observed in R. equi strains, such as antimicrobial resistance and biofilm production, may represent significant challenges in the treatment of...
Topics
- Animals
- Rhodococcus equi
- Horses
- Brazil
- Horse Diseases
- Actinomycetales Infections
- Virulence Factors
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Plasmids
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
- Bacterial Proteins