NCIt definition : A species of Gram-positive, catalase-positive, rod-shaped bacteria in the phylum Actinobacteria.
This species is positive for use of acetate, gluconate, and sucrose as sole carbon
sources and acetamide as a sole source of carbon and nitrogen. It was isolated from
the bronchial secretion of a patient with chronic bronchitis and is seen as an emerging
human pathogen.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Nocardia cyriacigeorgica.;