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

 

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