Bacterium
actinomyces
[ ak-tin-oh-mahy-seez, ak-tuh-noh- ]
Subclass of:
Actinomycetaceae
Etymology:
Greek aktis = ray + mykes = fungus
Definitions related to actinomyces:
  • A genus of bacteria within the phylum Actinobacteria consisting of gram-positive bacilli that can be anaerobic or facultatively anaerobic.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria whose organisms are nonmotile. Filaments that may be present in certain species are either straight or wavy and may have swollen or clubbed heads.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Actinomyces genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Genus of the family Actinomycetaceae of the order Actinomycetales; a genus of gram positive, rod shaped bacteria whose organisms are nonmotile; filaments that may be present in certain species are either straight or wavy and may have swollen or clubbed heads.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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