Immune response in <i>Rhodococcus equi</i> infected foals
<i>Rhodococcus equi</i> (<i>R. equi</i>) is an intracellular, gram-positive coccobacillus that causes pneumonia in foals aged 2 to 4 months. Neonatal foals are susceptible to <i>R. equi</i> infection probably due to inefficient Toll-like receptor (TLR)-2 signaling...
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University of Saskatchewan
2010
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| Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-03172010-152826/ |