Actinomyces israelii


Ac·ti·no·my·ces is·rae·'li·i

the most common species of actinomyces causing human actinomycosis; it also occasionally infects cattle.

Ac·ti·no·my·ces is·rae·lii

(ak'ti-nō-mī'sēz iz-rā-el'ē-ē) A species of bacteria causing human actinomycosis and, occasionally, infections in cattle.

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James Adolf, German urologist, 1848-1926. Actinomyces israelii