<unk>  is a Gram-positive coccoid bacteria. The organism commonly lives in dry and dusty soil and can be important for diseases of domesticated animals (horses and goats). The frequency of infection reaches near 60 percent.<unk>  is the most important pathogen of pneumonia of foals. In addition there is a the possibility, that the pathogen can transfer to humans. The most endangered groups are immunsupprimised people and AIDS-patients.
In taxonomies,<unk>  can have the synonymes Corynebacterium<unk> , Bacillus hoagii, Corynebacterium purulentus, Mycobacterium<unk> , Mycobacterium restrictum, Nocardia restricta and Proactinomyces restrictus.
Rhodococcus equi
Bacillus anthracis
Mycoplasma
Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Coxiella burnetii
Bartonella henselae