Nocardia brasiliensis

Nocardia brasiliensis
an acid-fast pathogenic species that produces yellow to brown mycelium with branching filaments, usually found in the tropics in soil; it can cause nocardiosis and actinomycotic mycetoma. Called also Actinomyces brasiliensis.

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