Bacterium
rhodococcus equi
Subclass of:
Rhodococcus
Definitions related to rhodococcus equi:
  • A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod and cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species has a pink color, is urease positive and grows on glycerol. R. equi is a lung pathogen that can infect grazing animals and immunocompromised people.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Rhodococcus equi.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Rhodococcus equi primarily causes zoonotic infections in grazing animals, mainly horses and foals. Although R equi rarely infects immunocompetent humans, it is emerging as an important pathogen in immunocompromised persons.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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