Meyer, 1976
Description
Colonies are slow growing, aerobic, Gram-positive, nonacid-fast, coarsely wrinkled to folded, and white or pink to red in color.
Filaments are well developed, branched, long, and fragmenting into spores. Aerial filaments are well developed and abundant.
Salient Characteristics
Nocardiopsis dassonvillei produces acid from cellobiose, hydrolyzes xanthine, and is sensitive to lysozyme.
Laboratory Precautions
Handle with care, but special precautions are not necessary.
Key reference
Meyer, 1976
Diseases
White grain mycetoma
Sensitivity Testing