Actinomyces

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray, beam”) ‎ μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom or other fungus”).

Proper noun

Actinomyces m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Actinomycetaceae – filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria that includes usually commensal and sometimes pathogenic forms inhabiting mucosal surfaces especially of the oral cavity of warm-blooded vertebrates.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Posibacteria – subkingdom; Actinobacteria – phylum; Actinobacteria - class; Actinomycetales - order; Actinomycetaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Actinomyces bovis - type species

Derived terms

• Actinomycetaceae
• Actinomycetales
• Actinomycetia

References

• Actinomyces on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Actinomyces on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Actinomyces on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Actinomyces at World Register of Marine Species
• Actinomyces at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Actinomyces at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Actinomyces at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
• Actinomyces in the Genome Taxonomy Database
• “Actinomyces”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.