Nocardia brasiliensis: from microbe to human and experimental infections

Nocardia brasiliensis is a Gram-positive bacterium that lives as a saprophyte in soil. In this article the physical properties, chemical composition and taxonomic position of this species is reviewed. Human infections and an experimental model of actinomycetoma in BALB/c mice as well as the host–imm...

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Published in:Microbes and Infection 2000-09, Vol.2 (11), p.1373-1381
Main Author: Salinas-Carmona, Mario César
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
experimental
Experimental bacterial diseases and models
human
Humans
infections
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Mice
Mycetoma - immunology
Mycetoma - microbiology
Mycetoma - pathology
Nocardia - chemistry
Nocardia - classification
Nocardia - cytology
Nocardia - pathogenicity
Nocardia brasiliensis
Nocardia Infections - immunology
Nocardia Infections - microbiology
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Summary:Nocardia brasiliensis is a Gram-positive bacterium that lives as a saprophyte in soil. In this article the physical properties, chemical composition and taxonomic position of this species is reviewed. Human infections and an experimental model of actinomycetoma in BALB/c mice as well as the host–immune response is described.
ISSN:1286-4579
1769-714X
DOI:10.1016/S1286-4579(00)01291-0