Nocardia asteroides (DSM 43258)
Nocardia asteroides DSM 43258 is a human pathogen that was isolated from soil.
human pathogen 16S sequence BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
| @ref 20215 |
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2026-05-29 08:27:22 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Mycobacteriales |
| Family Nocardiaceae |
| Genus Nocardia |
| Species Nocardia asteroides |
| Full scientific name Nocardia asteroides (Eppinger 1891) Blanchard 1896 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10913 | BHI MEDIUM WITH ADDITIONAL GLUCOSE (DSMZ Medium 215b) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: BHI MEDIUM WITH ADDITIONAL GLUCOSE (DSMZ Medium 215b) Composition: Brain heart infusion 37.0 g/l Glucose 5.0 g/l Distilled water |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10913 | positive | growth | 37 |
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
Isolation
| @ref | Sample type | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10913 | soil | Mexico | MEX | North America |
Taxonmaps
Global distribution of 16S sequence AF430025 (>99% sequence identity) for Nocardia from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
84 |
 Soil Samples |
198 |
 Animal Samples |
206 |
 Plant Samples |
54 |
| Total Samples | 542 |
Sequence information
16S sequences
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20218 | Nocardia asteroides strain DSM 43258 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence | AF430025 | 1492 |   | 1824 |  |
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Phylogeny of the genus Nocardia based on reassessed 16S rRNA gene sequences reveals underspeciation and division of strains classified as Nocardia asteroides into three established species and two unnamed taxons. | Roth A, Andrees S, Kroppenstedt RM, Harmsen D, Mauch H. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.41.2.851-856.2003 | 2003 | |
| Phylogeny | Distribution of nocardia species in clinical samples and their routine rapid identification in the laboratory. | Wauters G, Avesani V, Charlier J, Janssens M, Vaneechoutte M, Delmee M. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.43.6.2624-2628.2005 | 2005 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive10637.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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