Whole-organism protein electrophoresis was used to compare and group unidentified
coryneform bacteria resembling Gardnerella vaginalis and various Actinomyces and …

In spite of considerable advances during the last years, classification and identification of
Actinomycetaceae and Propionibacteriaceae still present major problems. Uncertainties …

In the past 30 years, 2008 cases of actino-mycosis in man have been diagnosed at the
anaerobic reference laboratory of the University of Cologne. Almost all infections were …

Background. Actinomyces neuii is a Gram-positive bacillus rarely implicated in human
infections. However, its occurrence is being increasingly recognized with the use of …

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a Gram-negative bacterium that is part of the oral
microbiota. The aggregative nature of this pathogen or pathobiont is crucial to its …

DISCUSSION Actinomycosis produces a characteristic granulomatous inflammatory
response, with abscess formation followed by necrosis and extensive reactive fibrosis.[1] …

Actinotignum schaalii is a recognised cause of urinary tract infection. Following a case of
urosepsis, 20 isolates of A. schaalii were collected over an initial 18 month period from urine …

Five strains of a hitherto unknown Actinomyces-like bacterium were isolated from human
clinical sources, including blood cultures. Biochemical and chemotaxonomic …

Actinomyces species are uncommon but important causes of invasive infections. The ability
of our regional clinical microbiology laboratory to report species-level identification of …

Actinomycete-like organisms are well recognised members of normal mucosal flora but
some strains are thought to contribute to commensal skin flora too. From here they may …