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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans)
Laboratory:
- Gram-negative, facultative nonmotile, rod-shaped
Pathology:
- association with localized aggressive periodontitis
- found in a case of parapneumonic effusion (pleural empyema)
General
Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus)
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Wikipedia: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregatibacter_actinomycetemcomitans
- Cabot RC et al
Case 25-2015 - An 8-Year-Old Girl with a Chest-Wall Mass and a
Pleural Effusion.
N Engl J Med 2015; 373:657-667. August 13, 2015
PMID: 21158661
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcpc1400836
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed.
Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 185