| Actinomyces naeslundii |
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Phylum Actinomycetota, Class Actinomycetes, Order Actynomycetales, Suborder Actinomycinae, Family Actinomycetaceae, Genus
Actinomyces, Actinomyces naeslundii Thompson and Lovestedt 1951.
Historical synonyms : Actinomyces naeslundii genospecies 1 (Johnson et al., 1990) Thompson and Lovestedt 1951, Actinomyces
naeslundii serotype I, Thompson and Lovestedt 1951
Actinomyces, Actinomyces naeslundii Thompson and Lovestedt 1951.
Historical synonyms : Actinomyces naeslundii genospecies 1 (Johnson et al., 1990) Thompson and Lovestedt 1951, Actinomyces
naeslundii serotype I, Thompson and Lovestedt 1951
Gram-positive diphtheroid rods, sometimes occurring in curved or branched
filaments. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming. Non-acid-fast.
filaments. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming. Non-acid-fast.
Colonies are flat, round with entire edges, small after 24 h on BHI agar; after 7-14
days the colonies are 1-3 mm in diameter, convex, smooth or finely granular, white
and soft. In BHI broth grows as a flocculent mass to the top with discreet soft
granules below. Alpha-haemolysis may occur. Facultative anaerobic. Grows at 35-37
ºC, optimally. No growth at 25 ºC.
days the colonies are 1-3 mm in diameter, convex, smooth or finely granular, white
and soft. In BHI broth grows as a flocculent mass to the top with discreet soft
granules below. Alpha-haemolysis may occur. Facultative anaerobic. Grows at 35-37
ºC, optimally. No growth at 25 ºC.
Isolated from human sinus and from periodontal flora.
Isolated from patients with gingivitis and periodontitis.
- Slack J.M., 1975. Genus Actinomyces Harz 1877 . In: Buchanan R.E. and Gibbons N.E. (Editors), Bergey’s Manual of
Determinative Bacteriology, Eight Edition, The Williams & Wilkins Company, Baltimore, 660-667. - Henssge U., Do T., Radford D.R., Gilbert S.C., Clark D. and Beighton D., 2009. Emended description of Actinomyces naeslundii
and descriptions of Actinomyces oris sp. nov. and Actinomyces johnsonii sp. nov., previously identified as Actinomyces naeslundii
genospecies 1, 2 and WVA 963. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 59, 509-516. - Johnson J.L., Moore L.V.H., Kaneko B. and Moore W.E.C., 1990. Actinomyces georgiae sp. nov. , Actinomyces gerencseriae sp.
nov. , Designation of Two Genospecies of Actinomyces naeslundii, and Inclusion of A. naeslundii serotypes I1 and I11 and
Actinomyces viscosus serotype II in A. naeslundii Genospecies 2. Int J Syst Bacteriol Vol. 40, No. 3, 273-286.
Decription is based on API Rapid ID 32A results.
Positive results for esculin hydrolysis, alpha- and beta-galactosidase , alpha- and beta-glucosidase, leucine arylamidase, methyl red,
nitrate reduction, acid production from: fructose, glucose, inositol, maltose, mannose, melibiose and sucrose.
Negative results for alkaline phosphatase, arginine dihydrolase, catalase, alpha-fucosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, hippurate hydrolysis,
indole production, beta-glucuronidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, urease, Voges-Proskauer test, acid
production from: amygdalin, D-arabinose, glycogen, mannitol, melezitose, raffinose, rhamnose, sorbitol, starch and xylose.
Variable results for acid production from: cellobiose, esculin, lactose, ribose, salicin and trehalose.
Positive results for esculin hydrolysis, alpha- and beta-galactosidase , alpha- and beta-glucosidase, leucine arylamidase, methyl red,
nitrate reduction, acid production from: fructose, glucose, inositol, maltose, mannose, melibiose and sucrose.
Negative results for alkaline phosphatase, arginine dihydrolase, catalase, alpha-fucosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, hippurate hydrolysis,
indole production, beta-glucuronidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, urease, Voges-Proskauer test, acid
production from: amygdalin, D-arabinose, glycogen, mannitol, melezitose, raffinose, rhamnose, sorbitol, starch and xylose.
Variable results for acid production from: cellobiose, esculin, lactose, ribose, salicin and trehalose.
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