Lab 5- Nocardia Flashcards
1
Q
Habitat
A
Soil
2
Q
Morphology
A
Long branched filaments
3
Q
Staining
A
Gram +
Irregular staining, slightly acid fast
4
Q
Culture
A
Obligate aerobic
Nutrient agar, broth
5
Q
Pigment formation?
A
Carotenoid pigment
Green-yellowish
6
Q
Filaments?
A
Aerial filaments
7
Q
Pathogenicity?
A
Facultative pathogens, local lesions (colonize subcutaneously, local chronic suppuration)
(Factors are needed)
8
Q
Species?
A
N. Asteroides
9
Q
N. Asteroides cause ?
A
Cattle: chronic suppuration skin, mastitis
Ca: generalized Nocardosis