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| | eMedicine - Actinomycosis : Article Excerpt by: Manolette R Roque, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: Actinomycetales, Actinomycetaceae, Actinomycetes, Actinomyces, Actinomyces israelii, A israelii, keratoactinomycosis, keratitis, canaliculitis, anaerobic bacillus |
 | | Background: The bacterial order Actinomycetales comprises 3 families: Actinomycetaceae, Mycobacteriaceae, and Streptomycetaceae. |
 | | Genus Actinomyces, a member of the family Actinomycetaceae, grows as a fragile branching filament that tends to fragment into bacillary and coccoid forms producing chains of either conidia or arthrospores. |
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