Actinomyces bovis

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. A. bovis is an opportunistic pathogen in the oral and nasopharyngeal mucous membranes and is the causative agent of actinomycosis in cattle.

**Synonyms:** - ACTINOMYCES BOVIS - Actinocladothrix bovis - Actinocladothrix bovis - Cladothrix bovis - Cladothrix bovis - Discomyces bovis - Discomyces bovis - Nocardia bovis - Nocardia bovis - Oospora bovis - Oospora bovis - Proactinomyces bovis - Proactinomyces bovis - Sarcomyces bovis - Sarcomyces bovis - Sphaerotilus bovis - Sphaerotilus bovis - Streptothrix bovis - Streptothrix bovis