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. 1970 Mar;19(3):527–533. doi: 10.1128/am.19.3.527-533.1970

Motile Nocardoid Actinomycetales

R S Sukapure 1,2,1, Mary P Lechevalier 1,2, H Reber 1,2,2, M L Higgins 1,2,3, H A Lechevalier 1,2, H Prauser 1,2
PMCID: PMC376722  PMID: 4909355

Abstract

The properties of 42 strains of nocardoid (nocardioform) bacteria were compared. The results indicate that the organism previously called Nocardia turbata does not belong to the genus Nocardia nor does it fit into any of the previously described genera.

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