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Revision as of 14:50, 7 March 2017

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The presence of Actinomyces bovis in cattle was described by the pathologist Otto Bollinger in 1877.
James Israel discovered Actinomyces Israelii in humans.
Eugene Bostroem isolated the causative organism from a culture of grasses, grain, and soil.

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 ==Overview==
-*Actinomycosis was first described as the presence
+*The presence of Actinomyces bovis in cattle was described by the pathologist Otto Bollinger in 1877.
-In 1877, [[pathologist]] [[Otto Bollinger]] described the presence of ''Actinomyces bovis'' in cattle, and shortly afterwards, [[James Israel]] discovered ''Actinomyces israelii'' in humans. In 1890, [[Eugen Bostroem]] isolated the causative organism from a culture of grain, grasses, and soil. After Bostroem's discovery there was a general misconception that actinomycosis was a [[mycosis]] that affected individuals who chewed grass or straw.
+*James Israel discovered Actinomyces Israelii in humans.
+*Eugene Bostroem isolated the causative organism from a culture of grasses, grain, and soil.
-Violinist [[Joseph Joachim]] died of actinomycosis.
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