Immune response to the Rhodococcus equi infection in high and low antibody-producing mice (Selection IV-A).

Rhodococcus equi is a gram-positive, facultative intracellular bacterium which infects macrophages and causes rhodococcal pneumonia and enteritis in foals. Recently, this agent has been recognized as an opportunistic pathogen for immunocompromised humans. Several murine experimental models have been used to study R.