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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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*James Israel discovered [[Actinomyces Israelii]] in humans. | *In 1877, pathologist Otto Bollinger described the presence of [[Actinomyces|Actinomyces bovis]] in cattle | ||
*Eugene Bostroem isolated the causative organism from a culture of grasses, grain, and soil. | *In 1877, James Israel discovered [[Actinomyces Israelii]] in humans. | ||
*In 1890, Eugene Bostroem isolated the causative organism from a culture of grasses, grain, and soil. | |||
*In 1939, Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology classified the organism as bacterial.<ref name="pmid20463251">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sullivan DC, Chapman SW |title=Bacteria that masquerade as fungi: actinomycosis/nocardia |journal=Proc Am Thorac Soc |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=216–21 |year=2010 |pmid=20463251 |doi=10.1513/pats.200907-077AL |url=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
- In 1877, pathologist Otto Bollinger described the presence of Actinomyces bovis in cattle
- In 1877, James Israel discovered Actinomyces Israelii in humans.
- In 1890, Eugene Bostroem isolated the causative organism from a culture of grasses, grain, and soil.
- In 1939, Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology classified the organism as bacterial.[1]
References
- ↑ Sullivan DC, Chapman SW (2010). "Bacteria that masquerade as fungi: actinomycosis/nocardia". Proc Am Thorac Soc. 7 (3): 216–21. doi:10.1513/pats.200907-077AL. PMID 20463251.