"Actinomyces" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000190
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.050.050 B03.510.460.400.400.049.049.178
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Actinomyces" by people in Profiles.
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Ali HA, Lippmann M, Mundathaje U, Khaleeq G. A young male with history of alcohol abuse with opacified left hemithorax and massive hemoptysis. Chest. 2008 May; 133(5):1261-6.
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Hall V, O'Neill GL, Magee JT, Duerden BI. Development of amplified 16S ribosomal DNA restriction analysis for identification of Actinomyces species and comparison with pyrolysis-mass spectrometry and conventional biochemical tests. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Jul; 37(7):2255-61.
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Bibbo M, Harris MJ. Leptothrix. Acta Cytol. 1972 Jan-Feb; 16(1):2-4.