Actinomyces bovis
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actinomyces-bovis-308-15777112
title:
Actinomyces bovis
text:
Actinomyces bovis is a branching, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Actinomyces. It is the causative agent of lumpy jaw in cattle, and occasionally causes actinomycosis infections in humans. A. bovis normally populates the gastrointestinal tract of healthy ruminants, but is opportunistic in nature and will move into tissues through ulcerations or abrasions of the mucosa to cause infection. The disease occurs when there is physical damage to the tissue of the mouth, allowing the ba
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of bacterium
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinomyces_bovis
date created:
date modified:
2023-10-17T13:31:57Z
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13
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