gyrBis used to improve the identification of theNocardiaspeciesN. brasiliensis,N. higoensis,N. ignorata,N. otitidiscaviarum,N. paucivorans,N. pneumoniae,N. puris,N. takedensis,N. veterana, andN. vinacea, but it does not improve the identification of another 12Nocardiastudied species.gyrBprovides typing and phylogenetic markers forN. carnea,N. transvalensis,N. brasiliensis, andN. otitidiscaviarum.