| 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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About 100 species have been described within genus Nocardia, which is closely related to the following genera: Rhodococcus och Crossiella. | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2023-03-02 |