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Nocardia wallacei sp. nov. and Nocardia blacklockiae sp. nov., human pathogens and members of the "Nocardia transvalensis Complex".
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2008
Conville Patricia S, Brown June M, Steigerwalt Arnold G, Brown-Elliott Barbara A, Witebsky Frank G
Abstract excerpt
Nocardia isolates that share the property of in vitro amikacin resistance are grouped together by some authors in the Nocardia transvalensis complex. Our examination of 13 isolates that are amikacin resistant has revealed the existence of three distinct species. Sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA, 65-kDa heat shock protein, and secA1 genes, coupled with DNA-DNA hybridization, indicated that "N. asteroides drug...
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