Actinomyces israelii

Actinomyces israelii
Scanning electron micrograph of Actinomyces israelii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Actinomycetaceae
Genus: Actinomyces
Species:
A. israelii
Binomial name
Actinomyces israelii
(Kruse 1896) Lachner-Sandoval 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)
Type strain
ATCC 12102[1]
CCUG 18307
CIP 103259
DSM 43320
JCM 12964
NCTC 12972
Synonyms
  • "Streptothrix israeli" Kruse 1896
  • "Actinobacterium israeli" (Kruse 1896) Sampietro 1908
False color scanning electron micrograph of Actinomyces israelii

Actinomyces israelii is a species of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria within the genus Actinomyces. Known to live commensally on and within humans, A. israelii is an opportunistic pathogen and a cause of actinomycosis. Many physiologically diverse strains of the species are known to exist, though not all are strict anaerobes.[2] It was named after the German surgeon James Israel (1848–1926), who studied the organism for the first time in 1878.[3]

  1. ^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Actinomyces israelii". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Levinson, W. Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 2010:McGraw Hill.
  3. ^ Olender, Alina (2013). "The cause of Actinomyces canalictulis". Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine. 20: 742–744.