title: Expanded spectrum of Nocardia species causing clinical nocardiosis detected by molecular methods.
abstract: Nocardia species isolated from seven patients with clinical infection were investigated by conventional biochemical methods and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Three isolates were identified as recently described species (i.e., N. paucivorans, N. abscessus and N. veterana). We provide data on the epidemiology, clinical significance and antimicrobial susceptibility of these newly described Nocardia species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Ulm, Germany. nele.wellinghausen@medizin.uni-ulm.de
authors.forename: Nele
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wellinghausen
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pietzcker
authors.forename: Winfried V
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Essig
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S