Pathogenic Nocardia isolated from clinical specimens including those of AIDS patients in Thailand.
Forty strains of nocardioform microorganisms were isolated as clinical specimens including several from AIDS patients in Thailand. Among them, 37 strains were found to belong to the genus Nocardia. Our identification studies revealed that most of the strains (25 strains) belong to the N. asteroides group, i.e., N. asteroides sensu stricto and N. farcinica. Three strains were identified as N. otitidiscaviarum and two strains N. brasiliensis. In addition, 7 strains of rare pathogenic N. transvalensis were also isolated.
Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
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Poonwan
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Kusum
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Mikami
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Yazawa
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Tanaka
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Gonoi
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Hasegawa
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Konyama
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009171:Mycolic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D009615:Nocardia / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013785:Thailand; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000032:analysis
D003470:Culture Media; D009171:Mycolic Acids; D014812:Vitamin K; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid