Actinomyces—gathering evidence of human colonization and infection

V Hall - Anaerobe, 2008 - Elsevier
The roles of the 'classical'Actinomyces spp. as colonizers of oral cavities of man and
animals, in development of intra-oral infections and as agents of actinomycosis have been …

Actinomyces and related organisms in human infections

E Könönen, WG Wade - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Actinomyces israelii has long been recognized as a causative agent of actinomycosis.
During the past 3 decades, a large number of novel Actinomyces species have been …

Actinomycosis

TA Russo, RPS Bajwa - Clinical Infectious Disease …, 2015 - ohiostate.elsevierpure.com
Etiologic agents Actinomycosis is an infectious syndrome caused by anaerobic or
microaerophilic bacteria, primarily from the genus Actinomyces. It is most commonly caused …

Identification of Clinical Isolates ofActinomyces Species by Amplified 16S Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis

V Hall, PR Talbot, SL Stubbs… - Journal of clinical …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Amplified 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) restriction analysis (ARDRA), using
enzymes Hae III and Hpa II, was applied to 176 fresh and 299 stored clinical isolates of …

Phenotypic Identification of Actinomycesand Related Species Isolated from Human Sources

N Sarkonen, E Könönen, P Summanen… - Journal of clinical …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
Recent advancements in chemotaxonomic and molecular biology-based identification
methods have clarified the taxonomy of the genus Actinomyces and have led to the …

The role of Actinomyces spp. and related organisms in cervicofacial infections: pathomechanism, diagnosis and therapeutic aspects

Z Kövér, VJ Nordskag, Á Bán, M Gajdács, E Urbán - Anaerobe, 2023 - Elsevier
Members of the Actinomyces genus and Actinomyces-like organisms (ALOs; namely
Actinotignum, Arcanobacterium, Schaalia and Varibaculum) are Gram-positive, non-spore …

[HTML][HTML] Actinomyces species: a Danish survey on human infections and microbiological characteristics

JM Hansen, H Fjeldsøe-Nielsen, S Sulim… - The open …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study compared phenotypic and genotypic identification of Actinomyces strains, tested
susceptibility to antibiotics and evaluated their clinical importance. Thirty-four Actinomyces …

Actinomycosis: etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and management

F Valour, A Sénéchal, C Dupieux… - Infection and drug …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Actinomycosis is a rare chronic disease caused by Actinomyces spp., anaerobic Gram-
positive bacteria that normally colonize the human mouth and digestive and genital tracts …

Clinical Spectrum of Infections Due to the Newly Described Actinomyces Species A. turicensis,A. radingae, and A. europaeus

LJM Sabbe, D Van De Merwe, L Schouls… - Journal of Clinical …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
Over a 7-year period, we isolated 294 Actinomyces-like organisms (ALOs) which were not
clearly identifiable. Using well-defined probes coding for sequences specific for recently …

The medically important aerobic actinomycetes: epidemiology and microbiology

MM McNeil, JM Brown - Clinical microbiology reviews, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
The aerobic actinomycetes are soil-inhabiting microorganisms that occur worldwide. In
1888, Nocard first recognized the pathogenic potential of this group of microorganisms …