Identification of virulence-associated antigens and plasmids in Rhodococcus equi from patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and prevalence of virulent R. equi in soil collected from domestic animal farms in Chiang Mai, Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-55

  Takai, Shinji ^a   Tharavichitkul, Prasit ^a   Sasaki, Chie ^a   Onishi, Yoko ^a   Yamano, Shigeki ^a   Kakuda, Tsutomu ^a   Tsubaki, Shiro ^a   Trinarong, Chumnan ^a   Rojanasthien, Suvichai ^a   Sirimalaisuwan, Anucha ^a   Tesaprateep, Ted ^a   Maneekarn, Niwat ^a   Sirisanthana, Thira ^a   Kirikae, Teruo ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; PLASMID DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SOIL; THAILAND;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; EQUUS CABALLUS; POSIBACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; RNA VIRUSES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036301993     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.52     Document Type: Article

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