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actinomycetes

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n.1.branched gram-positive bacteria, often found in soil, some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals.


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The Sensititre Broth MIC Method for Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria, Nocardia, and Other Aerobic Actinomycetes (Trek Diagnostic Systems, Cleveland, OH, USA) was used according to manufacturer's instructions (5).
The reblochoni microbes are part of a large group of bacteria known as the Actinomycetes, many of which are already used in the production of antibiotics to treat diseases such as tuberculosis and diphtheria.
1) One type of mycetoma is caused by actinomycetes (actinomycetomas) and another by true fungi (sinonasal masses).
 
 
 
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