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Actinomyces [‚ak·tə·nō′mī·sēs] (microbiology) The type genus of the family Actinomycetaceae; anaerobic to facultatively anaerobic; includes human and animal pathogens. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In 1877, Bollinger and Harz (3) named
the genus Actinomyces when they described the etiologic agent of bovine
actinomycesis ("lumpy jaw") and called it Actinomyces bovis. |
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