Nocardia asteroides

No·car·di·a as·ter·oi·'des

a species of aerobic, gram-positive, partially acid-fast, branching organisms causing nocardiosis and possibly mycetoma in humans.

No·car·di·a as·ter·oi·des

(nō-kahr'dē-ă as-tē-roy'dēz) A bacterial species of aerobic, gram-positive, partially acid-fast, branching organisms causing nocardiosis and possibly mycetoma in humans.

Nocardia asteroides

A species pathogenic for humans in which abscesses called mycetomas arise in the skin. The invasion site may be the lungs or skin. See: nocardiosisSee also: Nocardia