Actinomycetes: Difference between revisions
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* [[Gordonia species]] |
* [[Gordonia species]] |
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* [[Nocardia species]] |
* [[Nocardia species]] |
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* [[Rhodococcus species]] |
* [[Rhodococcus species]]: red colonies, associated with horses |
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* [[Streptomyces species]]: common contaminant |
* [[Streptomyces species]]: common contaminant |
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* [[Tsukamurella species]] |
* [[Tsukamurella species]] |
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Revision as of 21:51, 19 January 2020
Background
- A genetically unrelated group of Gram-positive bacilli
- Filamentous soil bacteria
- More commonly seen in fungal cultures
- Typically not acid-fast
Organisms
- Gordonia species
- Nocardia species
- Rhodococcus species: red colonies, associated with horses
- Streptomyces species: common contaminant
- Tsukamurella species
