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Actinomyces turicensis, radingae, Actinotignum schaalii, sanguinis - Gram stain

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Actinomyces의 Gram stain (그람 염색) 소견을 정리하였습니다.


<Summary>

Actinotignum schaalii

Gram-positive coccoid rods

 

Actinotignum sanguinis

Gram-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming, straight to slightly curved rods

 

Actinomyces radingae

Branched Gram-positive rods (Gram-positive coccoid rods) (Pseudobranching is rare)

 

Actinomyces turicensis

Gram-positive small cocco-baccilli

(Straight and slightly curved Gram-variable rods with some pseudobranching)


 

Actinotignum schaalii: Gram-positive coccoid rod

Actinotignum (genus): small, nonmotile Gram-positive rods. Straight to slightly curved, non-spore forming, not acid fast


 

Actinotignum sanguinis

Gram-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming, straight to slightly curved rods.

Branching is not observed.

Facultatively anaerobic and catalase-negative.


 

Actinomyces radingae

Branched Gram-positive rods (Gram-positive coccoid rods) (Pseudobranching is rare)

A. turicensis와 유사하게 자란다.



Actinomyces turicensis

Gram-positive small cocco-baccilli

(Straight and slightly curved Gram-variable rods with some pseudobranching)



References
1. Actinotignum schaalii (formerly Actinobaculum schaalii): a newly recognized pathogen-review of the literature. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Jan;22(1):28-36.

2. A breast abscess caused by Actinomyces radingaes. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2016;6(2): 84-86.


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