Nocardia
See also: nocardia
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Named after French veterinarian and microbiologist Edmond Nocard (1850–1903) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun edit
Nocardia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mycobacteriaceae – rod-shaped bacteria, some of which are responsible for nocardiosis.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Actinobacteriota - phylum; Actinomycetia - class; Mycobacteriales - order; Mycobacteriaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Nocardia asteroides - type species
References edit
- Nocardia in the Genome Taxonomy Database