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Actinomyces nasicola sp. nov., isolated from a human nose.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Sept 2003
Hall Val, Collins Matthew D, Lawson Paul A, Falsen Enevold, Duerden Brian I
Abstract excerpt
A previously undescribed facultatively anaerobic, catalase-negative, Actinomyces-like bacterium was isolated from the nose of a human. On the basis of its cellular morphology and the results of biochemical testing, the micro-organism was tentatively identified as a member of the genus Actinomyces, but it did not correspond to any currently recognized species. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies showed...
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