ABSTRACT
It was described the isolation of Actinomicetales, genus Nocardia, associated with veterinary pathology, mainly with bovine mastitis. From a total of 28 sample isolate 24 were identified as Nocardia asteroides, all of them isolated from milk sources. The other one were classified as Nocardia brasiliensis and they were obtained from: swine vaginal swab (1); tracheal mucus of a Holstein-Friesian P. O. with pulmonary affections (1) and bovine mastitis milk samples (2).
Descreveu-se o isolamento de Actinomicetales do gênero Nocardia associados à patologia veterinária, principalmente à mastite bovina. Foi isolado um total de 28 amostras; destas, 24 identificadas como Nocardia asteroides, todas provenientes de leite de vacas com mastite; as outras 04 amostras classificadas como Nocardia brasiliensis foram isoladas de: "swab" vaginal de suíno, muco traqueal de bovino da raça Holstein-friesian P.O. com comprometimento pulmonar e as outras duas do Leite de vacas com mastite.