Nocardia asteroides

 Nocardia asteroides is a species of Nocardia.[1] It can cause nocardiosis, a severe pulmonary infection in immunocompromised hosts.[2]

Nocardia
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Actinobacteria"
Class:
Actinobacteria
Order:
Mycobacteriales
Family:
Nocardiaceae
Genus:
Nocardia
Species:
N. asteroides
Binomial name
Nocardia asteroides
(Eppinger, 1891) Blanchard, 1896

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