Actinomyces

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray, beam”) +‎ μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom or other fungus”). === Proper noun === Actinomyces m A taxonomic genus within the family Actinomycetaceae – 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): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Posibacteria – subkingdom; Actinobacteria – phylum; Actinobacteria – class; Actinomycetales – order; Actinomycetaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Actinomyces bovis – type species ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ English: actinomycosis === References === Actinomyces on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Actinomyces on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Actinomyces on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Actinomyces at World Register of Marine Species Actinomyces at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Actinomyces at National Center for Biotechnology Information Actinomyces at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature Actinomyces in the Genome Taxonomy Database “Actinomyces”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.