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Nocardia

A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria whose species are widely distributed and are abundant in soil. Some strains are pathogenic opportunists… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (3)

Actinobacteria classActinomycetalesNocardiaceae
CDISC SDTM Microorganism TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyTrichomycosis axillarisaspects of radiation effects

Narrower (3)

MicropolysporaNocardia asteroides ComplexNocardia species

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
A Systematic Approach for Discovering Novel, Clinically Relevant Bacteria
We identified 95 isolates from novel taxa that may have clinical relevance. 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Stimulated Biodegradation of Used Lubricating Oil in Soil Using Organic Wastes
Biostimulation studies of soil contaminated with used lubricating oil was undertaken with three organic wastes (Banana skin BS… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
In Vitro Activities of Tigecycline and Eight Other Antimicrobials against Different Nocardia Species Identified by Molecular Methods
ABSTRACT The in vitro activities of tigecycline and other antimicrobials against 51 isolates of Nocardia spp. were evaluated… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Mycolic acids from Rhodococcus, Gordonia, and Dietzia.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Quantification of Gordona amarae Strains in Foaming Activated Sludge and Anaerobic Digester Systems with Oligonucleotide Hybridization Probes
ABSTRACT Previous studies have shown the predominance of mycolic acid-containing filamentous actinomycetes (mycolata) in foam… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Content and localization of FMN, Fe-S clusters and nickel in the NAD-linked hydrogenase of Nocardia opaca 1b.
By preparative polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis at pH 8.5, and in the absence of nickel ions, two types of subunit dimers of… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Microbial metabolism of aromatic nitriles. Enzymology of C-N cleavage by Nocardia sp. (Rhodochrous group) N.C.I.B. 11216.
1. An organism utilizing benzonitrile as sole carbon and nitrogen source was isolated by the enrichment-culture technique and… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Mechanisms of steroid oxidation by microorganisms.
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Oxidation of alkyl-substituted cyclic hydrocarbons by a Nocardia during growth on n-alkanes.
Nocardia 107-332, a soil isolate, oxidizes short-chain alkyl-substituted cyclic hydrocarbons to cyclic acids while growing on n… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
n-Alkane utilization and lipid formation by a Nocardia.
Utilization of various hydrocarbons by microbes is well known (Beerstecher, 1954), but little has been reported on the cellular… 
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