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Actinomyces oricola sp. nov., from a human dental abscess.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Sept 2003
Hall Val, Collins Matthew D, Hutson Roger A, Inganäs Elisabeth, Falsen Enevold, Duerden Brian I
Abstract excerpt
A previously undescribed Actinomyces-like bacterium was isolated from a human dental abscess. Based on its cellular morphology and the results of biochemical testing the organism was tentatively identified as a member of the genus Actinomyces, but it did not correspond to any currently recognized species of this genus. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies showed the bacterium represents a hitherto unknown...
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