nocardioides opuntiae nocardioides opuntiae nocardioides opuntiae is a gram-positive, aerobic, non-spore-forming and non-motile bacterium from the genus nocardioides which has been isolated from rhizosphere soil from the cactus opuntia ficus-indica var. sanboten from jeju, korea. nocardioides opuntiae has a high gc-content. nocardioides opuntiae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: propionibacteriales family: nocardioidaceae genus: nocardioides species: n. opuntiae binomial name nocardioides opuntiaelee and seong 2014 type strain kctc 19804nbrc 107915rs-11os1-21