Nocardia

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Classification

Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Actinobacteria Class: Actinobacteria Order: Actinomycetales Family: Nocardiaceae Genus: Nocardia Species: N. asteroides, N. brasiliensis, N. farcinica, N. veterana

Description

The species of Nocardia genus are gram-positive and rod-shaped bacteria. They are reliant on getting their nourishment from dead and/or decaying organic material, making these bacteria saprophytic. Nocardia are commonly found in soils, plants, animal tissues, and human tissues. [1]

The bacteria in this species have been common to diseases. Nocardiosis, the most common disease associated with these genus, which is an infection disease affecting either the lungs or the entire body. Also, the inhalation of Nocardia species can lead to pneumonia, as well as skin infections if they enter through open wounds [2].

References

[1] Jun Ishikawa, Atsushi Yamashita, Yuzuru Mikami, Yasutaka Hoshino, Haruyo Kurita, Kunimoto Hotta, Tadayoshi Shiba, and Masahira Hattori. The complete genomic sequence of Nocardia farcinica IFM 10152. 101:41 (2004): Web.

[2] Segawa, Shunsuke. "Identification of Nocardia species using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry." 12:6 (2015): Web.

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Author

Page authored by Alex Jenkins, student of Prof. Katherine Mcmahon at University of Wisconsin - Madison.