RT Book, Section
A1 Ryan, Kenneth J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1185632448
T1 Actinomyces and Nocardia
T2 Sherris & Ryan's Medical Microbiology, 8th Edition
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260464283
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1185632448
RD 2024/04/19
AB Actinomyces  and  Nocardia  are  Gram-positive  rods  characterized  by  filamentous,  tree-like  branching  growth,  which  has  caused  them  to  be  confused  with  fungi  in  the  past.  They  are  opportunists  that  can  sometimes  produce  indolent,  slowly  progressive  diseases.  A  related  genus,  Streptomyces,  is  of  medical  importance  as  a  producer  of  many  antibiotics,  but  it  rarely  causes  infections.  Important  differential  features  of  these  groups  and  of  the  mycobacteria  to  which  they  are  related  are  shown  in  Table  28–1.