title: Nocardia africana isolated from a feline mycetoma.
abstract: Nocardia africana was isolated from a subcutaneous nodule of a cat. The isolate developed orange, wrinkled colonies. The bacteria were rod shaped to coccoid (1 by 5 microm) and gram positive. Analysis of the 16S ribosomal DNAs of the isolate and a reference strain of N. africana showed 100% homology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, Nihon University School of Veterinary Medicine, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Yousuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kano
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kunitani
authors.forename: Tokuma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.forename: Atsuhiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009615:Nocardia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S