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Nocardia anaemiae sp. nov. isolated from an immunocompromised patient and the first isolation report of Nocardia vinacea from humans.
Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of medical mycology - 1 Jan 2005
Kageyama Akiko, Yazawa Katsukiyo, Nishimura Kazuko, Mikami Yuzuru
Abstract excerpt
Two actinomycete strains that were isolated from patients in Japan were assigned provisionally to the genus Nocardia based on their morphological characteristics. The two isolates were further studied to determine their specific taxonomic status. Detailed chemotaxonomic characterization and 16S rDNA sequence data for the strains showed that they are most similar to Nocardia vinacea. DNA-DNA hybridization...
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