Nocardia asteroides
E928388
Nocardia asteroides is a species of aerobic, filamentous, weakly acid-fast bacterium that commonly causes opportunistic pulmonary and disseminated infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nocardia species | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial species
ⓘ
pathogenic bacterium ⓘ |
| acidFastness | weakly acid-fast ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisease |
brain abscess
ⓘ
central nervous system nocardiosis ⓘ cutaneous nocardiosis ⓘ disseminated nocardiosis ⓘ pulmonary nocardiosis ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-2 ⓘ |
| catalaseActivity | catalase-positive ⓘ |
| cellMorphology |
branching rods
ⓘ
filamentous ⓘ |
| colonyMorphology |
chalky colonies
ⓘ
dry colonies ⓘ wrinkled colonies ⓘ |
| differentialDiagnosis |
Actinomyces israelii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mycobacterium tuberculosis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| family | Nocardiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Nocardia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-positive ⓘ |
| growthTemperature | mesophilic ⓘ |
| habitat |
decaying organic matter
ⓘ
soil ⓘ |
| laboratoryDiagnosis |
Gram stain
ⓘ
culture on selective media ⓘ modified acid-fast stain ⓘ |
| motility | nonmotile ⓘ |
| order | Corynebacteriales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| partOf | Nocardia asteroides complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | opportunistic pathogen ⓘ |
| phylum | Actinobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
HIV infection
ⓘ
chronic corticosteroid therapy ⓘ chronic lung disease ⓘ immunocompromised state ⓘ organ transplantation ⓘ |
| smell | earthy odor ⓘ |
| sporeFormation | non–spore-forming ⓘ |
| stainingCharacteristic | beaded appearance on Gram stain ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
inhalation of contaminated dust
ⓘ
traumatic inoculation into skin ⓘ |
| treatment |
amikacin
ⓘ
imipenem ⓘ linezolid ⓘ sulfonamides ⓘ trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nocardia species