Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, granulomatous infectious disease, caused by
different species of Actinomyces bacteria. To date, 26 validly published Actinomyces species …

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

Objectives Patterns of antimicrobial susceptibility in Actinomyces and related genera are
very limited in the literature. Data of predominant susceptibility profiles could contribute to …

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 …

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 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 …

Etiologic agents Actinomycosis is an infectious syndrome caused by anaerobic or
microaerophilic bacteria, primarily from the genus Actinomyces. It is most commonly caused …

Actinobaculum schaalii is a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive rod-shaped species
phylogenetically related to Actinomyces that is likely part of the commensal flora of the …

This study compared phenotypic and genotypic identification of Actinomyces strains, tested
susceptibility to antibiotics and evaluated their clinical importance. Thirty-four Actinomyces …