actinomyces
any of several saprophytic, filamentous, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and animals.
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- ac·tin·o·my·ce·tal, adjective
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Of these, the most important is the streptothrix actinomyces, the cause of actinomycosis in man and cattle.
Experiments on Animals | Stephen PagetThis organism, also called Streptothrix actinomyces, apparently stands midway between the bacteria and the molds.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe actinomyces gain access to the bone through a carious tooth or through the gum.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesBollinger determined that the actinomyces bovis (Streptothrix bovis) is the cause of actinomycosis in cattle in 1877.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield MorreyThe tumors and abscesses wherever they may be are all found to be the same in origin by the presence of the actinomyces fungus.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle | U.S. Department of Agriculture
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