| General Information of MIC (ID: MIC01814) |
| MIC Name |
Nocardia brasiliensis (actinobacteria)
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| MIC Synonyms |
Discomyces brasiliensis
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Lung
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| Lineage |
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Order: Corynebacteriales
Family: Nocardiaceae
Genus: Nocardia
Species: Nocardia brasiliensis
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| Oxygen Sensitivity |
Aerobe
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| Microbial Metabolism |
Respiratory
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| Gram |
Positive
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| Host Relationship |
Pathogen
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| Description |
Nocardia brasiliensis is a Gram-positive branching, aerobic bacterium that forms white, chalky colonies on Columbia blood agar.
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| Immunoglobulin M |
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HIFM0266 |
HIF Info
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Immunoglobulin (Ig) |
| Description |
IgM could provide immunity against the facultative intracellular bacterium, Nocardia brasiliensis. |
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IgM in microbial infections: taken for granted. Immunol Lett. 2009 Aug 15;125(2):79-85. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2009.06.003. Epub 2009 Jun 17.
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