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Rhodococcus; Rhodococcus equi
Rhodococcus; Rhodococcus equi


[[File: micro19.jpg|thumb|right|These are stained, cytoplasmic bodies of 'R. equi' within lung tissue.]]
[[File: micro19.jpg|thumb|right|These are stained, cytoplasmic bodies of ''R. equi'' within lung tissue.]]


==Description and Significance==
==Description and Significance==
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Interesting features of its structure; how it gains energy (how it replicates, if virus); what important molecules it produces (if any), does it have an interesting life cycle?
Interesting features of its structure; how it gains energy (how it replicates, if virus); what important molecules it produces (if any), does it have an interesting life cycle?


[[File: foal r. equi.jpg|thumb|left|Foals can contract deadly pneumonia from ""R. equi. (Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt)]]
[[File: foal r. equi.jpg|thumb|left|Foals can contract deadly pneumonia from ''R. equi''. (Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt)]]


==Ecology and Pathogenesis==
==Ecology and Pathogenesis==
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==References==
==References==
[1] Prescott, John F. 1991. '"Rhodococcus Equi": an Animal and Human Pathogen". '"Clinical Microbiology Reviews''. 4 (1)': 20-34. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC358176/pdf/cmr00042-0036.pdf
[1] Prescott, John F. 1991. ''Rhodococcus Equi'': an Animal and Human Pathogen. ''Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 4 (1)'': 20-34. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC358176/pdf/cmr00042-0036.pdf


==Author==
==Author==

Revision as of 19:32, 21 July 2013

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Classification

Bacteria/Actinobacteria/Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae; Actinomycetales; Corynebacterineae; Nocardiaceae

Genus Species

Rhodococcus; Rhodococcus equi

These are stained, cytoplasmic bodies of R. equi within lung tissue.

Description and Significance

Rhodococcus equi, originally discovered in horses by Magnusson, is a pathogen that is known to be able to affect animals and humans [1].

Structure, Metabolism, and Life Cycle

Interesting features of its structure; how it gains energy (how it replicates, if virus); what important molecules it produces (if any), does it have an interesting life cycle?

Foals can contract deadly pneumonia from R. equi. (Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt)

Ecology and Pathogenesis

Natural habitat (soil, water, commensal of humans or animals?)
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, or plant hosts? Important virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

References

[1] Prescott, John F. 1991. Rhodococcus Equi: an Animal and Human Pathogen. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 4 (1): 20-34. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC358176/pdf/cmr00042-0036.pdf

Author

Page authored by Mattie Hogg, student of Mandy Brosnahan, Instructor at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, MICB 3301/3303: Biology of Microorganisms.