Nocardia asteroides

Known as: Asteroides asteroides, Streptotrix asteroides, Oospora asteroides 
A species of aerobic, Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is catalase and urease positive, acid… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Phylogeny of the genus Nocardia based on reassessed 16S rRNA gene sequences reveals underspeciation and division of strains classified as Nocardia asteroides into three established species and two…
Conventional identification of Nocardia in the routine laboratory remains problematic due to a paucity of reliable phenotypic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Identification of medically relevant Trichosporon species based on sequences of internal transcribed spacer regions and construction of a database for Trichosporon identification.
The nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 and 2 regions in the rRNA gene were determined by directly… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A phylogenetic analysis of the genus Nocardia with 16S rRNA gene sequences.
Partial sequences of the 16S rRNA genes of the type strains of nine species of the genus Nocardia were determined following the… (More)
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Review
1994
Review
1994
Nocardia species: host-parasite relationships.
The nocardiae are bacteria belonging to the aerobic actinomycetes. They are an important part of the normal soil microflora… (More)
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1991
1991
L-dopa-responsive movement disorder caused by Nocardia asteroides localized in the brains of mice.
Nocardia asteroides can cause infections in the brain of humans and a variety of animals. In mice, invasion of the central… (More)
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Nocardia asteroides.
Testing of the susceptibility to 12 antimicrobial agents, including beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, ciprofloxacin, and… (More)
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1985
1985
Inhibition of Nocardia asteroides by neutrophils.
Neutrophils are found in lesions of Nocardia asteroides infection, but neutrophils kill few nocardiae in vitro. For determination… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Mycolic acid composition and thermally adaptative changes in Nocardia asteroides.
The nocardomycolic acid compositions of extractable and the cell wall-bound lipids from five strains of Nocardia asteroides (A… (More)
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1981
1981
Primary cutaneous Nocardia asteroides infection with dissemination.
In a 77 year old previously healthy man with mild adult-onset diabetes mellitus, a primary cutaneous Nocardia asteroides… (More)
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1973
1973
Susceptibility of Nocardia asteroides to 45 antimicrobial agents in vitro.
A method for preparing uniformly dispersed cultures of Nocardia asteroides for use in tests for susceptibility to antimicrobial… (More)
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