1. The vegetative thallus of Actinomyces consists of a mycelium composed of profusely branching hyphae, the terminal growing portions of which are densely filled with protoplasm. Toward the center of ...

Actinomyces sp. HMT175 strain ORNL0102 was isolated from a human saliva sample and can serve as a host for the ectobiont saccharibacterium (TM7) HMT957. Its 3.3-Mbp circular chromosome was completely ...

Figure Severe abdominal actinomycosis with multiple enterocutaneous fistulae Actinomyces are Gram-positive, filamentous, non-spore forming, and obligate anaerobic bacteria. Thus, as in this case, they ...

A biopsy of the lesion showed mixed inflammatory infiltrate with granulation tissue (visualized with hematoxylin-eosin staining) and actinomycete colonies permeating the bone tissue (visualized with ...

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are rarely associated with serious infections. We report an unusual concomitant infection of group A Streptococcus (GAS) causing toxic shock syndrome and pelvic abscess ...