nocardial

nocardial

 [no-kahr´de-al] pertaining to or caused by Nocardia.

Nocardia

(no-kar'de-a) [Edmund I. E. Nocard, Fr. veterinary pathologist, 1850–1903] A genus of gram-positive aerobic bacilli that often appear in filaments. Some species are acid-fast and thus may be confused with the causative organism for tuberculosis when stained. A species pathogenic for humans causes the disease nocardiosis. nocardial (no-kar'de-al), adjective

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: nocardiosis

Nocardia brasiliensis

A species pathogenic for humans in which chronic subcutaneous abscesses are formed.