title: Actinomyces naeslundii as an agent of human actinomycosis.
abstract: The repeated isolation of Actinomyces naeslundii from clinical materials associated with disease led to a comparison of isolates from the normal mouth with isolates from pathological clinical materials not from the mouth area. No important differences were observed between the isolates from these two sources. A human case of empyema of the gall bladder, apparently due to A. naeslundii, is described.
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003470:Culture Media; D004653:Empyema / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005285:Fermentation; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen