Actinomyces israelii
| Actinomyces israelii | |
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| Scanning electron micrograph of Actinomyces israelii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Family: | Actinomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Actinomyces |
| Species: | A. israelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Actinomyces israelii (Kruse 1896) Lachner-Sandoval 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC 12102[1] CCUG 18307 CIP 103259 DSM 43320 JCM 12964 NCTC 12972 | |
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Actinomyces israelii is a species of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria within the genus Actinomyces. Known to live commensally on and within humans, A. israelii is an opportunistic pathogen and a cause of actinomycosis. Many physiologically diverse strains of the species are known to exist, though not all are strict anaerobes.[2] It was named after the German surgeon James Israel (1848–1926), who studied the organism for the first time in 1878.[3]
- ^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Actinomyces israelii". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ Levinson, W. Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 2010:McGraw Hill.
- ^ Olender, Alina (2013). "The cause of Actinomyces canalictulis". Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine. 20: 742–744.