Nocardia ignorata

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Nocardia ignorata
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Nocardiaceae
Genus: Nocardia
Species:
N. ignorata
Binomial name
Nocardia ignorata
Yassin et al. 2001

Nocardia ignorata is a species of bacteria and a member of the genus Nocardia . Its type strain is IMMIB R-1434T (= DSM 44496T = NRRL B-24141T). [1]

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References

  1. Yassin, A. F.; Rainey, F. A.; Steiner, U. (2001). "Nocardia ignorata sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (6): 2127–2131. doi: 10.1099/00207713-51-6-2127 . ISSN   1466-5026. PMID   11760956.

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