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Rhodococcus equi
Definition 1
A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod and cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species has a pink color, is urease positive and grows on glycerol. R. equi is a lung pathogen that can infect grazing animals and immunocompromised people. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Rhodococcus equi. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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