Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans


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Ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus ac·ti·no·my·ce·tem·co·m'i·tans

a species of doubtful taxonomic position; frequently associated with some forms of human periodontal disease as well as subacute and chronic endocarditis; occurs with actinomycetes in actinomycotic lesions.
Synonym(s): Haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans

Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans

A gram-negative facultative coccobacillus, which is most often linked to periodontal disease, and may cause soft tissue abscesses, endocarditis, pneumonia.

Ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus ac·ti·no·my·ce·tem·com·i·tans

(akti-nō-bă-silŭs akti-nō-mī-sĕ-tem-komi-tanz)
Species of doubtful taxonomic position; frequently associated with some forms of human periodontal disease as well as subacute and chronic endocarditis.

Actinobacillus

a genus of bacteria which are gram-negative, pleomorphic rods.
Actinobacillus actinoides
a secondary agent in seminal vesiculitis in bulls and enzootic pneumonia in calves.
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
associated with epididymitis in rams and periodontal disease and endocarditis in humans.
Actinobacillus capsulatus
the cause of arthritis and septicemia in rabbits.
Actinobacillus equuli
the cause of septicemia and subsequent focal lesions in young foals and also peritonitis in adult horses. Previously called Shigella equirulis.
Actinobacillus lignieresi
the cause of actinobacillosis of cattle and sheep, and occasionally in pigs, dogs and humans.
Actinobacillus mallei
see burkholderiamallei.
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
causes severe pleuropneumonia and pleuritis in pigs. Previously Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae.
Actinobacillus salpingitidis
the proposed name for a bacteria which is isolatable from cases of salpingitis, peritonitis, airsacculitis and pneumonia in birds. Called also Pasteurella salpingitis.
Actinobacillus seminis
the cause of epididymitis and periorchitis in rams.
Actinobacillus suis
the cause of septicemia and subsequent focal lesions in young pigs.
Actinobacillus ureae
may be a cause of abortion in sows.
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Association between infection of different strains of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in subgingival plaque and clinical parameters in chronic periodontitis / J Zhejiang Univ Sci B.
Microbiological study of periodontitis in the West of Algeria
The cell cycle-specific growth-inhibitory factor produced by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is a cytolethal distending toxin.
Cell cycle arrest & apoptosis of epithelial cell line by cytolethal distending toxin positive Campylobacter jejuni
Various types of periodontal diseases affect children and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (A.
Review paper: dental treatment for patients with Papillon-Lefevre syndrome (PLS)
HACEK refers to gram-negative bacilli: Haemophilus species (H parainfluenzae, H aphrophilus, and H paraphrophilus), Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis Eikenella corrodens and Kingella species.
Direct inoculation osteomyelitis due to Eikenella corrodens following oral radiation therapy
Such a mechanism has been demonstrated in other pathogens, such as Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, which elicits its own uptake into host cells as a means to gain access to other tissues (Yoshino & Vasta 1996, Fives-Taylor et al.
Immunomodulation of Crassostrea gigas and Crassostrea virginica cellular defense mechanisms by Perkinsus marinus
Microbiological and clinical results of metronidazome plus amoxicillin therapy in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans associated periodontitis.
Local chemotherapeutics as an adjunct to scaling and root planing
It is most commonly associated with a group of gram-negative bacilli collectively known as HACEK (for Hemophilus parainfluenzae, H aphrophilus, Hemophilus paraphrophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae).
Multiple intraparenchymal parotid calculi: a case report and review of the literature
Material from patient 1 was submitted for microbiologic culture and grew Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
Actinomyces and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans-Actinomyces--Associated Lymphadenopathy Mimicking Lymphoma
The new system can detect and directly identify three bacteria: Porphyromonas gingivalis, Bacteriodes forsythus and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
MICROPROBE RECEIVES PERMISSION TO MARKET ID SYSTEM FOR PERIODONTAL DISEASE-ASSOCIATED ORGANISMS IN 11 COUNTRIES
With Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, however, a general antibiotic is used because the bacteria penetrate deep into the gum.
New approach to treating gum disease
Polymerase chain reaction was used to detect Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, Tannerella forsythensis, and Treponema denticola.
Preventing preeclampsia
Outer membrane-like vesicles secreted by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans are enriched in leukotoxin.
Mechanism of infection of a human isolate Salmonella (3,10:r:-) in chicken ileum: ultrastructural study

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