Actinomyces
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray, beam”) + μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom or other fungus”).
Proper noun
Actinomyces m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Actinomycetaceae – filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria that includes usually commensal and sometimes pathogenic forms inhabiting mucosal surfaces especially of the oral cavity of warm-blooded vertebrates.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Posibacteria – subkingdom; Actinobacteria – phylum; Actinobacteria - class; Actinomycetales - order; Actinomycetaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Actinomyces bovis - type species
Derived terms
References
Actinomyces on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Actinomyces on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Actinomyces on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Actinomyces at World Register of Marine Species
- Actinomyces at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Actinomyces at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Actinomyces at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
- Actinomyces in the Genome Taxonomy Database
- “Actinomyces”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
