Nocardia brasiliensis explained

Nocardia brasiliensis is a species of Nocardia. As with most members of Actinomycetota, they contain high guanine and cytosine content.^[1] It can cause nocardiosis.^[2]

Further reading

• Meester. Irene. Geovanni Rosas-Taraco. Adrian. Cesar Salinas-Carmona. Mario. Nocardia brasiliensis Induces Formation of Foamy Macrophages and Dendritic Cells In Vitro and In Vivo. PLOS ONE. June 17, 2014. 9. 6. e100064. 10.1371/journal.pone.0100064. 24936860. 4061056. free.

External links

• Type strain of Nocardia brasiliensis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis . 2012-11-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607084124/http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/46/1/259.short . 2013-06-07 . dead .
2. Fukuda H, Saotome A, Usami N, Urushibata O, Mukai H . Lymphocutaneous type of nocardiosis caused by Nocardia brasiliensis: a case report and review of primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by N. brasiliensis reported in Japan . J. Dermatol. . 35 . 6 . 346–53 . June 2008 . 18578712 . 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00482.x. 588691 .