nocardia
noun
no·car·dia
nō-ˈkärd-ē-ə 
1
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: a genus of aerobic actinomycetous bacteria that form limited mycelia which tend to break up into rod-shaped cells and occasionally form spores by fragmentation but develop neither conidia nor endospores and that include various pathogens as well as some soil-dwelling saprophytes
2
: any bacterium of the genus Nocardia
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“Nocardia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/nocardia. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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