<unk>  is a Gram-positive coccobacillus bacterium. The organism is commonly found in dry and dusty soil and can be important for diseases of domesticated animals (horses and goats). The frequency of infection can reach near 60%.<unk>  is an important pathogen causing pneumonia in foals. Since 2008,<unk>  has been known to infect wild boar and domestic pigs.<unk>  can infect humans. At-risk groups are immunocompromised people, such as HIV-AIDS patients or transplant recipients.<unk>  infection in these patients resemble clinical and pathological signs of pulmonary tuberculosis. It is facultative intracellular.
Rhodococcus equi
Bacillus anthracis
Bordetella pertussis
Mycoplasma
Streptococcus bovis
Bartonella henselae
Helicobacter suis
Streptococcus pyogenes