nocardia

nocardia
nocardial, adj.
/noh kahr"dee euh/, n. Bacteriol.
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
[1905-10; < NL; after Edmond I.É. Nocard (1850-1903), French biologist; see -IA]

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