TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Nocardiosis and Actinomycosis A1 - Maxwell, Daniel N. A1 - Arasaratnam, Reuben J. A1 - Restrepo, Alejandro A1 - Babu, Tara M. A2 - Grippi, Michael A. A2 - Antin-Ozerkis, Danielle E. A2 - Dela Cruz, Charles S. A2 - Kotloff, Robert M. A2 - Kotton, Camille Nelson A2 - Pack, Allan I. PY - 2023 T2 - Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 6e AB - Nocardia, a Gram-positive, filamentous bacteria, causes the rare infection known as nocardiosis and belongs to the Nocardia genus in the actinomycetes group. Ubiquitous in nature, Nocardia spp. are found worldwide in soil, water, and vegetation.1 Actinomycosis is an indolent infection caused by anaerobic or microaerophilic bacteria primarily belonging to the genus Actinomyces. Each is discussed in detail below. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195016567 ER -