Actinomyces

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Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray, beam”) +‎ μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom or other fungus”).

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Actinomyces m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Actinomycetaceae – filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria that includes usually commensal and sometimes pathogenic forms inhabiting mucosal surfaces especially of the oral cavity of warm-blooded vertebrates.

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