Nocardia

See also: nocardia

Translingual

Etymology

Named after French veterinarian and microbiologist Edmond Nocard (1850–1903) +‎ -ia (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Nocardia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mycobacteriaceae – rod-shaped bacteria, some of which are responsible for nocardiosis.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Actinobacteriota - phylum; Actinomycetia - class; Mycobacteriales - order; Mycobacteriaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nocardia asteroides - type species

References

• Nocardia in the Genome Taxonomy Database