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*Found in soil and intestinal tract of animals

*Found in soil and intestinal tract of animals

*Replicates at warm temperatures in soils contaminated by faeces of herbivores

*Replicates at warm temperatures in soils contaminated by faeces of herbivores

*Opportunistic respiratory pathogen of foals under 6 months causing suppurative [[Bacterial infections#Rhodococcus equi|bronchoneumonia]]

*Opportunistic respiratory pathogen of foals under 6 months causing suppurative [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Rhodococcus equi|bronchoneumonia]]

===Clinical infections===

===Clinical infections===

*[[Bacterial infections#Rhodococcus equi|Bronchoneumonia]] and lung abscessation in foals less than 4 months

*[[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Rhodococcus equi|Bronchoneumonia]] and lung abscessation in foals less than 4 months

*Infection associated with under-developed cell-mediated immunity

*Infection associated with under-developed cell-mediated immunity

*Acute disease in 1 month-old foals: acute fever, anorexia, bronchopneumonia

*Acute disease in 1 month-old foals: acute fever, anorexia, bronchopneumonia