Organisms

Nocardiaceae

A family of gram-positive, aerobic actinomycetes found in soil and animal tissue. Some species are the cause of infection in man and animals.

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A family of gram-positive, aerobic actinomycetes found in soil and animal tissue. Some species are the cause of infection in man and animals.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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in soil, animals & man

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76

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Previous Indexing

  • Actinomycetaceae (1975)
  • Actinomycetales (1966-1974)

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  1. B03w.510w.024w.981w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nocardiaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009618. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009618
  2. Nocardiaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocardiaceae
  3. Nocardiaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141145