ACTINOMYCES

actinomyces

(noun) soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites

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Noun

actinomyces (plural actinomyces)

A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.

Unfortunately, the initial excitement did not last long: actinomycin certainly killed the pathogens, but it killed laboratory animals too. Woodruff pressed on [...]

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