OVERVIEW
An infectious disease caused by gram-positive, branching, pleomorphic, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Actinomyces
A. viscosus—most commonly identified; survives in microaerophilic or anaerobic conditions
Rarely found as the single bacterial agent in a lesion; more commonly, it is a component of a polymicrobial infection.
There may be synergism between Actinomyces and other organisms.
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