Prevalence of Rhodococcus equi from the nasal cavity of 1010 apparently healthy horses.
L T GresslerG MachadoB P da SilveiraN D CohenL G CorbelliniV B LeottiG N DiehlL C Dos SantosAgueda Castagna de VargasPublished in: Equine veterinary journal (2018)
Antimicrobial-sensitive R. equi may be considered a minor part of the normal bacterial flora in the nasal cavity of healthy and immunologically functional horses breeding on pasture. Further studies are warranted to determine if soils rich in iron and well-drained are, in fact, associated with the occurrence of R. equi.