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Rhodococcus equi is een gram-positieve, facultatief intracellulaire pathogeen die pneumonie veroorzaakt bij veulens tussen 1 en 5 maanden leeftijd. Naast abcessen in de longen kunnen soms ook abcessen gezien worden ter hoogte van mesenterium en darmen.
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