PMC534796_01
Rough chalky-white colonies of Nocardia brasiliensis grown on Columbia blood agar
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Columbia blood agar grew white colonies adherent to the agar, rough with a velvety surface, having a characteristic mouldy odor (Figure 1). Colonial characteristics, physiological properties and biochemical tests performed identified the isolate as Nocardia brasiliensis (Table 1).