Species/Subspecies: | Nocardia farcinica | ||||||||
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Etymology: | Genus name: named after the French veterinarian Edmond Nocard. Species epithet: relating to farcy. | ||||||||
Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||
Taxonomy: | Class Actinomycetia Order Mycobacteriales Family Nocardiaceae Genus Nocardia |
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Type Strain: | ATCC 3318 = CCUG 10109 = CCUG 27778 = CCUG 48656 = NCTC 11134 | ||||||||
Macromorphology (smell): | Varable colony appearance. | ||||||||
Micromorphology: | Partially acid-alcohol-fast rods. | ||||||||
Gram +/Gram -: | G+ | ||||||||
Metabolism: | Aerobic | ||||||||
Catalase/Oxidase: | +/? | ||||||||
Other Enzymes: | Esculinase + | ||||||||
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Disease: | Bovine farcy (inflammation in lymph vessels). |
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Hosts: | Cattle | ||||||||
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Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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About 100 species have been described within genus Nocardia, which is closely related to the following genera: Rhodococcus och Crossiella. | ||||||||
Updated: | 2023-03-02 |
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