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 …

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 …

Recent advancements in chemotaxonomic and molecular biology-based identification
methods have clarified the taxonomy of the genus Actinomyces and have led to the …

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 …

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 …

We determined the frequency distribution of Actinomyces spp. recovered in a routine clinical
laboratory and investigated the clinical significance of accurate identification to the species …

Actinomycosis is a rare subacute or chronic, endogenous infection mainly by Actinomyces
species, showing low virulence through fimbriae and biofilms. Cervicofacial, thoracic …

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 …

The aerobic actinomycetes are soil-inhabiting microorganisms that occur worldwide. In
1888, Nocard first recognized the pathogenic potential of this group of microorganisms …

Objectives Actinomyces spp. are commensals that may occasionally invade deep tissue
structures, causing difficult-to-treat and disfiguring lesions. Information on antimicrobial …