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The Complexities of Nocardia Taxonomy and Identification
8 Nov 2017
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ABSTRACT Nocardia species are a complex group of organisms considered to belong to the aerobic actinomycetes. Of the validly described species, many have been implicated as the cause of serious human infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. The genus has a complicated taxonomic history; this is especially true for Nocardia asteroides , the type species of the genus and previously the most frequently...
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