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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1970 March; 19(3): 534
Copyright © 1970 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Description of Oerskovia gen. n. to Harbor Ørskov's Motile Nocardia

Institut für Mikrobiologie und Experimentelle Therapie, Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Jena, East Germany
Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903

ABSTRACT

The genus Oerskovia is proposed to harbor actinomycetes forming an extensively branched substrate mycelium which usually breaks up into motile elements. Cell wall preparations contain major amounts of lysine and galactose. Aspartic acid is often present in major amounts. Aerial mycelium is not formed. Gram reaction and catalase production are positive. The type species is Oerskovia turbata comb. n.