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. 1988 Apr;26(4):618–620. doi: 10.1128/jcm.26.4.618-620.1988

Characterization of Rhodococcus equi-like bacterium isolated from a wound infection in a noncompromised host.

F Müller 1, K P Schaal 1, A von Graevenitz 1, L von Moos 1, J B Woolcock 1, J Wüst 1, A F Yassin 1
PMCID: PMC266388  PMID: 3366859

Abstract

A case of superficial wound infection in a noncompromised host due to a Rhodococcus equi-like organism, acquired from soil, is described. The strain grew poorly at 37 degrees C and showed several differences from wild-type R. equi in biochemical tests and in its fatty acid and mycolic acid compositions.

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