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[E. I. E. Nocard, French veterinarian, 1850-1903.] genus of fungi or hyp homy cetes containing a number of species parasitic in man and animals; under this term are grouped various organisms usually called Actinotnyces, Cladothrix, Sireptothrix, etc., and by some even Bacillus tuberculosis. N. astero'ides, Cladothrix asteroides, found in mycetoma. N. bo'vis, Actinomyces bovis, the organism of true actinomycosis. N. farcin'ica, A ctinomyces farcinica, the specific organism of a cattle disease in Guadaloupe. N. foers'teri, Streptothrix foersteri, Oospora foersteri, ma es of which in the lacrymal canal were mistaken by Desmarre for concretions. N. isra'eli, Streptothrix israeli, found in true actinomycosis. N. madu'rte, Streptothrix madurce, the cause of white mycetoma. N. minutis's ima, Micros por on minuti imum. the pathogenic agent in erythrasma. N. poncet'i, a species causing pseudo actinomycosis. N. pulmona'lis, a species appearing in some stages in the form of bacilli or coccoid bodies, the cause of a form of pseudotuberculosis.