Actinomadura

Actinomadura

 [ak″tĭ-no-mah-doo´rah] a genus of actinomycetes including A. madu´rae, the cause of maduromycosis in which the granules in the discharged pus are white, and A. pelletier´ii, the cause of maduromycosis in which the granules are red.

Actinomadura

(ak'ti-nō-ma-dū'ră), A genus of aerobic gram-positive, branching, nonacidfast filamentous bacteria; it may form aerial hyphae and may contain chains of up to 15 spores. [actino- + Madura, India]

Ac·ti·no·ma·du·ra

(ak'ti-nō-mă-dū'ră) A genus of aerobic, gram-positive, non-acid-fast fungi with filaments that fragment into spores. A. pelletieri is an agent of mycetoma. [actino- + Madura, India]