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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2003, p. 908-910, Vol. 41, No. 2
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.908-910.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Nocardia africana Isolated from a Feline Mycetoma

Yousuke Hattori,1 Rui Kano,1* Yasuko Kunitani,2 Tokuma Yanai,2 and Atsuhiko Hasegawa1

Department of Pathobiology, Nihon University School of Veterinary Medicine, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510,1 Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan2

Received 13 February 2002/ Returned for modification 17 April 2002/ Accepted 21 November 2002

Nocardia africana was isolated from a subcutaneous nodule of a cat. The isolate developed orange, wrinkled colonies. The bacteria were rod shaped to coccoid (1 by 5 µm) and gram positive. Analysis of the 16S ribosomal DNAs of the isolate and a reference strain of N. africana showed 100% homology.

* Corresponding author. Present address: Department of Pathobiology, Nihon University School of Veterinary Medicine, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan. Phone: 81-466-84-3649. Fax: 81-466-84-3649. E-mail: kano{at}brs.nihon-u.ac.jp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2003, p. 908-910, Vol. 41, No. 2
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.908-910.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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