Which is not a characteristic of Nocardia?

A. it can be transmitted by respiratory droplets
B. it can cause pneumonia with symptoms similar to tuberculosis
C. they are filamentous rods that grow in clusters called sulfur granules in infected tissue
D. it lives in the soil
E. it causes most cases in the immunocompromised


Answer: C. they are filamentous rods that grow in clusters called sulfur granules in infected tissue

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