- Pathogen:
- Rhodococcus equi
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Grows on non-enriched media. Produces characteristic salmon pink mucoid colonies.
- Pathogen Information:
- Gram-positive, aerobic soil saprophyte. May appear as cocci or rods
- Epidemiology:
- Opportunistic pathogen of foals under 6 months old.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Suppurative bronchopneumonia, Superficial abscessation.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.