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... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Rods > Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods > Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular > Actinobacteria > Nocardiaceae > Nocardia

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Nocardia  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Micropolyspora

Note

  • infection = NOCARDIA INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria whose species are widely distributed and are abundant in soil. Some strains are pathogenic opportunists for humans and animals.

History note

  • 1963; for MICROPOLYSPORA use MICROMONOSPORACEAE 1993-2009

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009615

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