Isolation of Rhodococcus equi from the feces of indigenous animals and soil from the Lower Zambezi National Park and Lochinvar National Park, Zambia
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- TAKAI Shinji
- Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University
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- SYAKALIMA Michelo
- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia
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- YASUDA Jun
- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University
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- SASAKI Yukako
- Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University
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- TSUTSUMI Hisako
- Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University
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- MIYAGAWA Emiko
- Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University
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- WADA Kaya
- Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University
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- KAKUDA Tsutomu
- Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University
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- TSUBAKI Shiro
- Department of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University
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- SUGIMOTO Chihiro
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
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Abstract
Rhodococcus equi is an important pathogen in foals; however, its incidence in African indigenous animals is poorly understood. Fecal samples (92 from nine indigenous species) and 43 soil samples were collected from two Zambian National Parks. The presence of R. equi was investigated and 533 isolates were tested for the presence of 15- to 17-kDa antigens (VapA) and a 20-kDa antigen (VapB) by immunoblotting and PCR. R. equi was isolated (102-104 colony forming units/g) from 75% of fecal and 74% of soil samples. Neither antigen was detected; however, about 20% of the isolates contained cryptic plasmids of various sizes. There was no evidence of virulent R. equi, but the avirulent form was widespread in the animals and the soil.<br>
Journal
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- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
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Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 66 (6), 743-746, 2004
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
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- CRID
- 1390282681404022016
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- NII Article ID
- 110003886480
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- NII Book ID
- AA10796138
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- ISSN
- 13477439
- 09167250
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- NDL BIB ID
- 7012955
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- PubMed
- 15240956
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- Text Lang
- en
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