title: Presumptive identification of nocardias in a clinical laboratory.
abstract: One hundred and thirty-six cultures of aerobic streptomycetes were examined by simple cultural and microscopical methods. Nocardia spp. were recognized by their resistance to lysozyme and identified to the three important species by casein, xanthine and tyrosine hydrolysis tests.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Laboratory, Dulwich Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Uttley
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media