Corynebacterium equi or Rhodococcus equi is a known animal pathogen, however it has been found in human infection. Human infection is mostly associated with those with low immunity (HIV, hospitalisation), causing soft tissue abscesses. Recent research suggests that this bacteria should be considered a serious pathogen, and not merely a contaminant.
Corynebacterium equi also has been/can be known as:
- Rhodococcus equi
- Rhodococcus hoagii
- Prescottella equi
- Nocardia restricta
- Prescottia equi
- Corynebacterium equi
- Bacillus hoagii
- Corynebacterium purulentus
- Mycobacterium equi
- Mycobacterium restrictum
- Proactinomyces restrictus
