Table 1. Isolation of Rhodococcus equi from soil and fecal samples in Mongolia.

Province	Source	No. of samples	No. of R. equi-positive samples	Isolation rates(%)	Range of R. equi/g of sample	Median of R. equi/g of sample	No. of isolates	No. of vapA-positive(%)
Bayankhongor	Soil	15	0	0	-	0	-	-
Bayan-ulgii	Soil	3	0	0	-	0	-	-
Bulgan	Soil	14	3	21.4	100–3,500	0	16	4 (23.5)
Darkhan	Soil	3	0	0	-	0	-	-
Dornod B*	Soil	10	5	50	400–7,200	200	24	1 (4.2)
Dornod K**	Soil	22	9	40.1	5–26,500	0	37	9 (24.3)
Khovd	Soil	6	1	16. 7	500	0	1	0
Khuvsgul	Soil	6	1	16.7	50	0	1	0
Selenge	Soil	8	4	50	50–5,000	25	25	0
Uvurkhangai	Soil	3	0	0	-	0	-	-
Subtotal		90	23	25.6	-	0	104	14 (13.5)
Bulgan	Feces	5	1	20	500	0	1	0
Darkhan	Feces	6	2	33.3	800–3,500	0	17	3 (17.6)
Subtotal		11	3	27.3	-	0	18	3 (16.7)
Total		101	26	25.7	50–26,500	0	122	17 (13.9)

*Bayantumen, **Khulunbuir.