Actinomyces gerencseriae
| Actinomyces gerencseriae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Family: | Actinomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Actinomyces |
| Species: | A. gerencseriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Actinomyces gerencseriae Johnson et al. 1990[1] | |
Actinomyces gerencseriae is a species of gram-positive bacteria in the genus Actinomyces[2] once known as Actinomyces israelii serovar II.[3]
A. gerencseriae was named for bacteriologist Mary Ann Gerencser.[1]
A. gerencseriae can cause an infection in humans known as actinomycosis.[4]
References
- 1 2 Johnson, J L; Moore, Lillian H; Kaneko, Beverly; Moore, W E C (July 1990). "Actinomyces georgiae sp.no., Actinomyces gerencseriae sp. nov., Designation of Two Genospecies of Actinomyces naeslundii, an Inclusion of A. naes.undii serotypes II and III and Actinomyces viscosus serotype II and A. naeslundii Genospecies 2". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 40 (3). International Union o Microbiology Societies: 273–286. doi:10.1099/00207713-40-3-273. PMID 2397195.
- ↑ Tang, G; Yip, HK; Samaranayake, LP; Luo, G; Lo, EC; Teo, CS (2003). "Actinomyces spp. in supragingival plaque of ethnic Chinese preschool children with and without active dental caries". Caries Res. 37 (5): 381–90. doi:10.1159/000072172. PMID 12925831. S2CID 21909853.
- ↑ Euzéby, J.P. "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Actinomyces". Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ Sharma, Sandeep; Hashmi, Muhammad F.; Valentino III, Dominic J. (2026), "Actinomycosis", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 29489261, retrieved 21 June 2026
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