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 Actinobacteria Order Actinobacteria 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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Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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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: | 2020-12-04 |
News |
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New families introduced within the order Enterobacterales![]() The order Enterobacterales (formerly called Enterobacteriales) previously consisted of bacteria with different properties and phylogenetically, these bacteria were far apart. In order for the taxonomy to be more in line with phylogeny, some of these bacteria have, therefore, been sorted into 6 new families. Published 2022-04-13. Read more... |