Nocardia Ignorata, a New Agent of Human Nocardiosis Isolated from Respiratory Specimens in Europe and Soil Samples from Kuwait

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2005 Dec 8

PMID 16333122

Citations 5

Authors

Veronica Rodriguez-Nava

Andree Couble

Z U Khan

M Perouse de Montclos

L Brasme

Cruz Villuendas

Claudie Molinard

Patrick Boiron

Frederic Laurent

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Abstract

Nocardia ignorata is a recently described species identified on the basis of a single isolate of unknown origin. Here we describe the epidemiological, phenotypic, and phylogenetic characteristics of this new species, based on five new clinical and soil isolates.

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