Preferred Label : Nocardia dassonvillei;
NCIt synonyms : Nocardiopsis antarctica; Nocardiopsis antarcticus; Streptothrix dassonvillei; Nocardiopsis dassonvillei;
NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria.
This species is spore forming, nonacid-fast, urease negative, catalase positive, hydrolyzes
starch, gelatin, esculin, xanthine, and hypoxanthine, reduces nitrate, and produces
an aerial hyphae and substrate mycelium that fragments into coccoid elements. N. dassonvillei
is found in the environment including mildewed grain and in is pathogenic in humans,
though cases are rare.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Nocardia dassonvillei.;
Taxon ID : 2014;
Origin ID : C86614;
UMLS CUI : C0317909;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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