Gene Review:
vapC - hypothetical protein
Rhodococcus equi
- Evaluation of equine immunoglobulin specific for Rhodococcus equi virulence-associated proteins A and C for use in protecting foals against Rhodococcus equi-induced pneumonia. Hooper-McGrevy, K.E., Giguere, S., Wilkie, B.N., Prescott, J.F. Am. J. Vet. Res. (2001)
- Deletion of vapA encoding Virulence Associated Protein A attenuates the intracellular actinomycete Rhodococcus equi. Jain, S., Bloom, B.R., Hondalus, M.K. Mol. Microbiol. (2003)
- Rhodococcus equi secreted antigens are immunogenic and stimulate a type 1 recall response in the lungs of horses immune to R. equi infection. Kohler, A.K., Stone, D.M., Hines, M.T., Byrne, B.A., Alperin, D.C., Norton, L.K., Hines, S.A. Infect. Immun. (2003)
- Virulence plasmid of Rhodococcus equi contains inducible gene family encoding secreted proteins. Byrne, B.A., Prescott, J.F., Palmer, G.H., Takai, S., Nicholson, V.M., Alperin, D.C., Hines, S.A. Infect. Immun. (2001)
- Virulence-associated protein-specific serum immunoglobulin G-isotype expression in young foals protected against Rhodococcus equi pneumonia by oral immunization with virulent R. equi. Hooper-McGrevy, K.E., Wilkie, B.N., Prescott, J.F. Vaccine (2005)
- Immunoglobulin G subisotype responses of pneumonic and healthy, exposed foals and adult horses to Rhodococcus equi virulence-associated proteins. Hooper-McGrevy, K.E., Wilkie, B.N., Prescott, J.F. Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. (2003)