ACTINOMYCES
Actinomyces / Actinomyces. C,r. aktis, -inos = razd, mykes, myketos = dupercd.] Gen de bacterii fi-lamentoase ramificate, anaerobe, apartinand clasei Actinomy¬cetes s familiei Actinomycetaceae. ARTERA cuprind doua specii: ARTERA bovis, agent al actinomicozei bovine, si ARTERA Israeli, *saprofit al cavitatilor naturale, care poate provoca la om *actinomicoza.