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Descriptor English: Rhodococcus equi
Descriptor Spanish: Rhodococcus equi
Descriptor Rhodococcus equi
Entry term(s) Corynebacterium equi
Scope note: Especie de RHODOCOCCUS que se encuentra en el suelo, el estiércol de vacas, caballos, ovejas y cerdos. Causa bronconeumonía en potros y puede producir infecciones en personas que reciben tratamiento inmunosupresor, que padecen linfoma o SIDA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Rhodococcus equi
Descriptor French: Rhodococcus equi
Entry term(s): Corynebacterium equi
Tree number(s): B03.510.024.981.775.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016929
Scope note: A species of RHODOCOCCUS found in soil, herbivore dung, and in the intestinal tract of cows, horses, sheep, and pigs. It causes bronchopneumonia in foals and can be responsible for infection in humans compromised by immunosuppressive drug therapy, lymphoma, or AIDS.
Annotation: in soil, dung, cows, sheep, pigs as well as horses (equ-); infection: coord IM with ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Corynebacterium (1966-1986)
Rhodococcus (1987-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92; CORYNEBACTERIUM EQUI was see RHODOCOCCUS 1987-91
Online Note: use RHODOCOCCUS to search CORYNEBACTERIUM EQUI 1987-91
History Note: 92; CORYNEBACTERIUM EQUI was see RHODOCOCCUS 1987-91
DeCS ID: 29842
Unique ID: D016929
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/30
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Rhodococcus equi - Preferred
Concept UI M0025756
Scope note A species of RHODOCOCCUS found in soil, herbivore dung, and in the intestinal tract of cows, horses, sheep, and pigs. It causes bronchopneumonia in foals and can be responsible for infection in humans compromised by immunosuppressive drug therapy, lymphoma, or AIDS.
Preferred term Rhodococcus equi
Entry term(s) Corynebacterium equi



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