Actinomycetes: Difference between revisions
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== Organisms == |
== Organisms == |
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* Partially acid-fast (cell wall contains mycolic acid) |
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* [[Nocardia species]] |
** [[Nocardia species]] |
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* [[Rhodococcus species]]: red colonies, associated with horses |
** [[Rhodococcus species]]: red colonies, associated with horses |
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** [[Gordonia species]] |
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* [[Tsukamurella species]] |
** [[Tsukamurella species]] |
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** [[Corynebacterium species]] |
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* Not partially acid-fast (cell wall does not contain mycolic acid) |
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** [[Streptomyces species]]: common contaminant |
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** [[Actinomadura species]] |
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** [[Dermatophilus species]] |
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** [[Nodardiopsis species]] |
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[[Category:Gram-positive bacilli]] |
[[Category:Gram-positive bacilli]] |
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Revision as of 19:09, 5 July 2020
Background
- A genetically unrelated group of Gram-positive bacilli
- Filamentous soil bacteria
- More commonly seen in fungal cultures
- Typically not acid-fast
Organisms
- Partially acid-fast (cell wall contains mycolic acid)
- Nocardia species
- Rhodococcus species: red colonies, associated with horses
- Gordonia species
- Tsukamurella species
- Corynebacterium species
- Not partially acid-fast (cell wall does not contain mycolic acid)
