Actinomadura /Ac·ti·no·ma·du·ra/ (-mah-doo´-rah) a genus of bacteria (family Nocardiaceae), including A. madu´rae, the cause of actinomycotic mycetoma in which the granules in the discharged pus are white, and A. pelletie´ri, the cause of actinomycotic mycetoma in which the granules are red.
Ac·ti·no·mad·u·ra ( k t -n -mj -r)n. A genus of aerobic, gram-positive, non-acid-fast fungi forming filaments that fragment into spores. |
Actinomadura
a dubious genus of the Nocardiaceae family; credited with causing cutaneous granulomata in horses.
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