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Actinomyces
Commensals in the mouth & GI tract of humans.
Laboratory:
- Actinomyces antibody in serum
- Actinomyces identified by culture
- may form branching, gram-positive hyphae, the same width as bacteria
- most species grow best in anaerobic media or in media containing 6-10% CO2
- see ARUP consult [2]
Related
actinomycosis
Specific
Actinomyces bovis
Actinomyces israelii
Actinomyces meyeri
Actinomyces naeslundii
Actinomyces odontolyticus
Actinomyces viscosus
General
Actinomycetaceae
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed.
Wilson et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY,
1991, pg 752
- ARUP Consult: Actinomyces and Nocardia Species
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