Actinomyces

Translingual mul Etymology mul la-new -, from mul grc - grc ἀκτίς μύκης ray, beam mushroom or other fungus 1. Proper noun 1 m genus family Actinomycetaceae 1 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 Hyponyms genus Actinomyces bovis species type species Derived terms Actinomycetaceae family 1 Actinomycetales order 1 Actinomycetia class 1 Descendants en actinomycosis 1 References 1 1 1 178063 189401 83352 1654 genus Actinomyces mul terms suffixed with -myces mul Bacteria