Nocardia otitidiscaviarum

Nocardia otitidiscaviarum

a higher bacteria (formerly Nocardia caviae) living in soil and one of the causes of nocardiosis and actinomycetoma.

No·car·di·a o·ti·ti·dis·ca·vi·a·rum

(nō-kahr'dē-ă ō-tī-tī-dis-kā-vī-ā'rŭm) A higher bacterial species (formerly Nocardia caviae) living in soil; causes nocardiosis and actinomycetoma.