| production of hyaluronidase by propionibacteria from different origins. | 114 strains of anaerobic and microaerophilic coryneform bacteria from different origins were investigated for production of free extracellular hyaluronidase (hyaluronate glycanohydrolase, ec 3.2.1.36). a quantitative technique was applied measuring the release of n-acetyl-glucosamine groups from purified human potassium hyaluronate. the strains belonged to the following species: propionibacterium acnes, p. avidum, p. granulosum, p. lymphophilum, the formerly so-called corynebacterium parvum, p. ... | 1979 | 44604 |
| vertebral osteomyelitis, caused by arachnia propionica and resembling actinomycosis. report of a case. | | 1978 | 670281 |
| histological changes observed in an arachnia propionica infection of mice. | | 1978 | 682628 |
| antimicrobial in vitro susceptibility of actinomyces israelii and arachnia propionica. | 46 reference strains and clinical isolated of actinomyces israelli and 8 strains of arachnia propionica--the causative microorganisms of actinomycosis in man--were tested for their in vitro susceptibility to penicillin, sulfaisodimidine, erythromycin, tetracycline, lincomycin, clindamycin, metronidazole and tinidazole by the agar dilution method. all strains were susceptible to benzylpenicillin (minimum inhibitory concentrations, mics of less than or equal to 0.064 mug/ml). many strains were res ... | 1977 | 841278 |
| serological identification of actinomyces using fluorescent antibody techniques. | species-specific fitc conjugated antiserum can be prepared for each of the five species of actinomyces and for arachnia propionica. these serums can be used for rapid and specific identification of pure or mixed cultures of the bacteria and for identification of organisms seen in direct smears of clinical material or in tissue sections. two serotypes each of a bovis, a odontolyticus, a israelii, a viscosus, and a propionica have been established, and a naeslundii has been tentatively divided int ... | 1976 | 1107378 |
| numerical taxonomy and laboratory identification of actinomyces and arachnia and some related bacteria. | a numerical taxonomic study was made on 49 facultative anaerobic gram-positive filamentous and/or diphtheroidal organisms isolated from dental plaques, carious dentin and faeces, together with 63 reference strains belonging to the genera actinomyces, arachnia, bifidobacterium, actinobacterium, propionibacterium, eubacterium and lactobacillus. they were examined for 90 unit characters covering a wide range of tests and properties. the data were subjected to computer analysis in which the simple m ... | 1975 | 1202157 |
| importance of actinomyces and certain gram-negative anaerobic organisms in the transformation of lymphocytes from patients with periodontal disease. | dental plaque deposits are known to be potent stimulants of lymphocyte transformation in patients with periodontal disease but not in normal subjects. since plaque deposits consist mainly of whole bacteria, the cell walls of the most commonly found organisms in plaque were tested for their capacity to induce lymphocyte transformation. there was a direct correlation between the severity of peridontal disease and the amount of transformation induced by the cell walls of oral bacteria and by solubi ... | 1976 | 1270144 |
| pathogenicity of actinomyces israelii and arachnia propionica: experimental infection in guinea pigs and phagocytosis and intracellular killing by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes in vitro. | strains of actinomyces israelii and arachnia propionica, isolated from clinical cases of failed endodontic therapy, were examined for: (i) their ability to survive and establish themselves in the soft connective tissue that grew into subcutaneously implanted tissue cages in guinea pigs; (ii) cell-surface hydrophobicity; and (iii) phagocytosis and killing by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (pmns) under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. bacteria were inoculated into the tissue cages in guinea p ... | 1992 | 1408347 |
| [disseminated actinomycosis and hepatic abscess caused by arachnia propionica]. | | 1992 | 1643139 |
| aetiology of an actinomycosis-like abscess in cattle. | arachnia propionica was isolated from an abscess resembling actinomycosis in a four-year-old crossbred cow. the properties of the organism were described in comparison with closely related organisms. | 1991 | 1818360 |
| [arachnia propionica endocarditis]. | | 1990 | 2285215 |
| fatty acid composition of propionibacterium propionicum (arachnia propionica). | the cellular fatty acids of arachnia propionica are largely 13-methyltetradecanoic acid (ci15:0) and 12-methyltetradecanoic acid (ca15:0); thus, the fatty acid pattern of this organism resembles the pattern found in propionibacteria. this finding supports the transfer of members of the genus arachnia to the genus propionibacterium. | 1990 | 2397200 |
| actinomyces and the intrauterine contraceptive device: aspects of the fluorescent antibody stain. | using fluorescein-conjugated globulins specific for actinomyces israelii and arachnia propionica, we observed large dispersed actinomycete populations in vaginal smears of several asymptomatic women. mycelial granules, commonly revealed by the papanicolaou stain, were not seen. these observations are discussed in regard to the threat of infection and sensitivity of the fluorescent stain. | 1985 | 2408474 |
| survival of arachnia propionica in periapical tissue. | | 1988 | 3251854 |
| arachnia propionica pneumonia in hairy cell leukaemia. | pulmonary infection caused by arachnia propionica in a patient with hairy cell leukaemia is described. the organism is highly sensitive to penicillin but the patient succumbed to his illness despite treatment with penicillin and various other antibiotics. various types of opportunist infections are common in patients with hairy cell leukaemia but we believe this to be the first report of infection by arachnia propionica in such a patient. | 1988 | 3256353 |
| the effect of a copper intra-uterine contraceptive device on the microbial ecology of the female genital tract. | bacteria isolated from 108 intra-uterine contraceptive devices (iucd) removed from patients with pelvic inflammatory disease (pid), haemorrhage, pregnancy and from asymptomatic women, and from the genital tracts of 66 healthy controls not wearing an iucd, were studied. no significant differences were found in the types of micro-organisms or isolation rates from iucds removed from women in the various clinical groups. the isolation rate of anaerobic bacteria from iucds removed from asymptomatic w ... | 1988 | 3357191 |
| comparison of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to actinomyces and arachnia species. | polyclonal (poabs) and monoclonal (moabs) antibodies were produced to actinomyces israelii serotypes 1 and 2, to actinomyces naeslundii, and to arachnia propionica, and their specificities were studied by an enzyme immunoassay (eia). all poabs except those to a. propionica reacted also with at least one other actinomyces species. only the moab to a. naeslundii proved to be more specific than the corresponding poabs. this moab did not crossreact with other actinomyces or arachnia species, nor wit ... | 1987 | 3551042 |
| incidence of actinomycetes infection in women using intrauterine contraceptive devices. | pancervicovaginal smears taken from 350 women using an intrauterine contraceptive device (iud) were screened for the presence of actinomycetes organisms. of the 12 cases in which actinomycetes-like organisms were seen in papanicolaou-stained smears, the presence of actinomycetes organisms was confirmed by immunofluorescence in 10 cases. the prevalence of actinomycetes infection was thus 2.8% (10 of 350 cases) in the iud users. eight (4.3%) of 173 symptomatic subjects had actinomycetes infections ... | 1985 | 3856980 |
| immunocytochemical demonstration of actinomyces species and arachnia propionica in periapical infections. | immunocytochemical methods were used for the demonstration of actinomyces israelii, actinomyces naeslundii and arachnia propionica in bacterial colonies found in 7 routine biopsies from periapical inflammatory lesions. all 3 species were found in one specimen, both a. israelii and a. propionica in 3 specimens, and one of each species in the remaining 3 biopsies. specificity controls by enzyme immunoassay showed that antiserum to a. israelii reacted also with a. odontolyticus, and that to a. naes ... | 1985 | 3925106 |
| lipid and wall amino acid composition in the classification and identification of arachnia propionica. | two strains of arachnia propionica and two arachnia-like isolates were degraded by alkaline methanolysis and the non-hydroxylated fatty acid esters released were examined by thin-layer and gas chromatography. the fatty acid profiles obtained were both qualitatively and quantitatively similar and were comprised of iso-, anteiso- and straight chain saturated fatty acids with 13-methyltetradecanoic acid (i-15) and 12-methyltetradecanoic acid (ai-15) as major components. one of the arachnia-like str ... | 1985 | 4090800 |
| actinomycosis caused by arachnia propionica: report of 11 cases. | | 1973 | 4120179 |
| osteomyelitis and epidural abscess caused by arachnia propionica. case report. | | 1974 | 4808478 |
| differentiation of actinomyces propionicus from actinomyces israelii and actinomyces naeslundii by gas chromatography. | | 1968 | 4879300 |
| cell wall composition and deoxyribonucleic acid similarities among the anaerobic coryneforms, classical propionibacteria, and strains of arachnia propionica. | eighty strains of anaerobic coryneforms were compared with 29 strains of classical propionibacteria and 8 strains of arachnia propionica by cell wall analysis, deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) base compositions, and nucleotide sequence similarities. the anaerobic coryneforms have dna base compositions in the range of 58 to 64% guanine + cytosine (gc) and show at least three homology groups. the largest group corresponds to organisms identified as propionibacterium acnes and shows about 50% homology t ... | 1972 | 5062339 |
| isolation and characterization of actinomyces propionicus. | three cultures of actinomyces have been identified as actinomyces propionicus. two of these strains are recent isolates, one, 427, from a case of cervico-facial actinomycosis, and one, 439, from a case of lacrimal canaliculitis. the third strain, 346, was described by f. lentze as a. israelii serological type ii. these three strains were compared with the type strain of a. propionicus attc 14157 and with known strains of five other actinomyces species. morphologically and biochemically the three ... | 1967 | 5338967 |
| demonstration of actinomyces and arachnia species in cervicovaginal smears by direct staining with species-specific fluorescent-antibody conjugate. | for direct observation of microaerophilic actinomycetes by fluorescent antibody, a procedure was developed in which pepsin treatment and rhodamine conjugate of normal serum were used to reduce nonspecific staining in cervicovaginal smears. actinomyces israelii, actinomyces naeslundii, and arachnia propionica were observed in cervicovaginal smears from women who did use and who did not use an intrauterine contraceptive device. a. israelii was found more commonly in women with an intrauterine cont ... | 1981 | 6161943 |
| studies of cervicovaginal smears for the presence of actinomycetes. | cytologic and direct fluorescent antibody techniques were used to detect the presence of actinomyces israelii and arachnia propionica in cervicovaginal smears collected from 100 women, 94 of whom did not use intrauterine contraceptive devices. in no case were these organisms found. the possible significance of these results is discussed. | 1983 | 6195527 |
| activation of epstein-barr virus expression in human lymphoblastoid p3hr-1 and raji cells with propionic acid and with culture fluids of propionic acid-producing anaerobes. | epstein-barr virus (ebv)-associated early (ea) and virus capsid antigens (vca) were efficiently induced in the viral genome-carrying human lymphoblastoid cells, p3hr-1 and raji, by the culture fluids of propionibacterium acnes, p. avidum, p. lymphophilum and arachnia propionica, the anaerobes which are commonly seen among the normal flora of man. the active principle for ebv-induction in the 2 cell lines was the propionic acid produced by the microbes and such activity was shown to correlate wit ... | 1982 | 6290028 |
| production of menaquinones by intestinal anaerobes. | ninety intestinal organisms (71 isolates from fecal samples of neutropenic patients with cancer or from various sites in patients with intraabdominal infections and 19 control strains) were examined by reverse-phase thin-layer chromatography for their ability to produce menaquinones in vitro. menaquinones were found in all of 24 organisms of the bacteroides fragilis group. two other bacteroides species, bacteroides disiens and bacteroides bivius, also produced menaquinones. a single isolate of b ... | 1984 | 6470528 |
| brain abscess due to arachnia propionica. | | 1981 | 6783236 |
| arachnia propionica (actinomyces propionicus) as an unusual agent in tympanomastoiditis. | the actinomycetes are extremely uncommon causative agents in chronic tympanomastoiditis. few cases have been reported in the literature, and, before the use of penicillin, the majority of patients died of intracranial extension of their disease. two patients described in the recent literature could have had their conditions diagnosed preoperatively as cholesterol granuloma. they had intact but immobile or bulging tympanic membranes and histories of intermittent perforations with drainage. the di ... | 1983 | 6847502 |
| apical growth in facultative anaerobic actinomycetes as determined by immunofluorescent labeling. | apical growth, following synthesis of newly formed cell wall material at the poles of rods of actinomyces israelii, a. naeslundii, arachnia propionica and bacterionema matruchotii, has been demonstrated by means of immunofluorescent labeling, confirming previous observations by scanning electron microscopy. some implications of the phenomenon are discussed. | 1980 | 6999777 |
| actinomyces in the vaginas of women with and without intrauterine contraceptive devices. | either actinomyces israeli, a. naeslundii, or arachnia propionica was found, by immunofluorescence studies, in cervicovaginal mucus from 36% of 50 women. one or more of these organisms were found in a surprising 27% of those with neither intrauterine contraceptive devices (iuds) nor intravaginal foreign bodies. the only common finding was abundant vaginal mucus, and no clinical features were more serious than vaginal itching, odor, or vague discomfort. among those women who harbored actinomycete ... | 1981 | 7023240 |
| comparative pathogenicity of actinomyces species in mice. | the comparative pathogenicity of different species of actinomyces was studied in a susceptible weanling-mouse model. after the intraperitoneal injection of strains of actinomyces israeli, a. naeslundi, a. viscosus and arachnia propionica, numerous abscesses developed in the intestine, mesentery, liver, and at the site of injection. lesions were not produced by a. odontolyticus. a. naeslundi and a. viscosus produced acute lesions that resolved after a few weeks. abscesses produced by rough strain ... | 1982 | 7175914 |
| a numerical taxonomic study of members of the actinomycetaceae and related taxa. | two hundred and twenty-two representatives of the actinomycetaceae and related taxa, including reference cultures, received strains and fresh isolates, were tested using 124 unit characters. the data were examined using numerical taxonomic techniques with various coefficients and average linkage clustering; the variation in composition of the clusters obtained from the different coefficients was slight. most species included in the study formed discrete phena, which exhibited good differential c ... | 1981 | 7343641 |
| lacrimal system dacryoliths. | seventy consecutive patients undergoing dacryocystorhinostomy for chronic dacryocystitis or dacryostenosis were analyzed. lacrimal sac stones were found in 11 patients for an incidence of 16%. all stones were studied histopathologically and six of these stones demonstrated morphological characteristics compatible with fungus. two stones were cultured and one of these grew aerobes with the other growing fungi only. a series of nine patients with canalicular dacryoliths was analyzed. all patients ... | 1980 | 7393526 |
| lacrimal canaliculitis due to arachnia (actinomyces) propionica. | the clinical and microbiological findings in a chronic case of lacrimal canaliculitis due to arachnia propionica are described. bacterial culture and identification should be performed in the investigation of the disease in order to establish the role of a. propionica and other specific actinomycetes at the acute as well as at the chronic stage. | 1981 | 7448151 |
| case report of actinomycosis caused by arachnia propionica. | arachnia propionica was isolated from a cervicofacial lesion. during the antibiotic therapy the swelling was measured. a response to ampicillin was observed. | 1980 | 7450871 |
| carbohydrate depletion of immunoglobulin a1 by oral species of gram-positive rods. | bacterial deglycosylation of immunoglobulin al (iga1), the dominant isotype of antibody in the oral cavity, probably provides both nutrition as well as protection to the oral bacterial community. representative strains of oral gram-positive rods were tested for their ability to remove carbohydrates from iga1. detection of sialic acids was performed by means of high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc) separation (aminex hpx-87h) and ultraviolet light absorption at 190 nm, and neutral carbohy ... | 1994 | 7870470 |
| a simple method for differentiation of propionibacterium acnes and propionibacterium propionicum. | tlc glycolipid profiles of several culture collection and clinical strains of propionibacterium acnes and propionibacterium propionicum were examined. the former were characterized by weak orcinol-positive minor glycolipids of type g, while the others had mainly strong orcinol-positive major glycolipids of type g. the simple and rapid small scale procedure seemed to be useful for differentiation of these phenotypically similar and genotypically closely related species irrespective of their serot ... | 1994 | 7988913 |
| the role of propionibacterium propionicus in chronic canaliculitis. | delicate branching filaments, and cocci or rods, were seen by microscopic examination in the pus of the canaliculus lacrimalis in patients with chronic canaliculitis. propionibacterium propionicus and different bacteria were cultivated and identified in the pus. after i.p. inoculation of mice with the propionibacterium strains, the morphological changes characteristic of this microorganism were observed in the peritoneum, in the spleen and in the lung, giving an adequate explanation of the direc ... | 1993 | 8184665 |
| canalicular infection caused by actinomyces. | we present 7 cases of canalicular involvement with actinomyces collected over a 5-year period. all patients had involvement of one canaliculus, upper or lower, with lacrimal drainage patent to syringing. curettings obtained by incising the involved canaliculi yielded actinomyces species (5 cases) and arachnia propionica (2 cases), typically in association with a mixed bacterial growth. our results show that these patients often remain undiagnosed for months or even years, and are treated inappro ... | 1993 | 8253235 |
| propionibacterium propionicum and infections of the lacrimal apparatus. | analysis of the clinical details associated with 26 referred isolates of propionibacterium propionicum revealed the marked propensity of this anaerobe to be involved with infections of the lacrimal apparatus; 18 (69%) of the 26 referred isolates were from cases of canaliculitis in which this organism was regarded as the significant pathogen. further analysis of data showed a significant correlation with the sex of the patient. of the 18 cases of canaliculitis, the sex of the patient was reported ... | 1993 | 8286634 |
| [anaerobic propionibacterium in opportunistic infections]. | in three cases, two of which regarded exudative pericardium inflammation and one of lung abscess, biopsy revealed negative bacteriological results. blood cultures resulted in culture of anaerobic gram-negative bacteria from propionibacterium genus. precise chemo- geno-taxonomic studies were performed which confirmed generic identification of isolated strains. these were following: in cell wall--l-dap, alanine, glycine, galactose, glucose, mannose; lack if mycolic acids; %gc 58-59. basing on addi ... | 1993 | 8309301 |
| recent taxonomic changes for anaerobic gram-positive and selected gram-negative organisms. | the strains formerly classified as streptococcus anginosus or "streptococcus milleri" have now been recognized as three distinct species, streptococcus anginosus, streptococcus constellatus, and streptococcus intermedius. streptococcus morbillorum has been transferred into the genus gemella. four new species within the genus peptostreptococcus were recently named. a recent addition to the genus clostridium is clostridium argentinense, which includes clostridium botulinum type g. two new species ... | 1993 | 8324113 |
| susceptibilities of actinomyces species and propionibacterium propionicus to antimicrobial agents. | | 1997 | 9310699 |
| tessaracoccus bendigoensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a gram-positive coccus occurring in regular packages or tetrads, isolated from activated sludge biomass. | an isolate of a gram-positive bacterium, designated strain ben 106t, was obtained in pure culture by micromanipulation of a biomass sample obtained from a laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactor. this isolate grew axenically as cocci or clusters of cocci arranged in regular tetrads and was morphologically similar to the dominant organism observed in the biomass. this morphology resembled that of some gram-positive and -negative bacteria and the so-called 'g-bacteria' commonly seen in activated ... | 1999 | 10319465 |
| microbial analysis of bone collected during implant surgery: a clinical and laboratory study. | dental implant surgery produces bone debris which can be used to correct bone defects in the "simultaneous-augmentation" technique. however, this debris is potentially contaminated with oral bacteria. therefore, this study examined bone debris collected during dental implant surgery in order 1) to identify the microbial contaminants and 2) to compare the effects of two different aspiration protocols on the levels of microbial contamination. twenty-four partially dentate patients were randomly al ... | 2001 | 11251657 |
| the effects of an immediately pre-surgical chlorhexidine oral rinse on the bacterial contaminants of bone debris collected during dental implant surgery. | dental implant surgery produces bone debris that can be used in the "simultaneous augmentation" technique. although this debris is contaminated with oral bacteria, a stringent aspiration protocol has been shown to reduce the levels of contamination. chlorhexidine mouthrinse is a well-proven antibacterial rinse that has been shown to reduce infectious complications associated with dental implants. this study examined the effect of pre-operative rinsing with a 0.1% chlorhexidine digluconate mouthr ... | 2002 | 12005141 |
| novel bacterial polar lipids containing ether-linked alkyl chains, the structures and biological properties of the four major glycolipids from propionibacterium propionicum pcm 2431 (atcc 14157t). | propionibacterium propionicum belongs to the "acnes group" of propionibacteria, which is currently considered as clinically important because of its growing potential in infections, in particular with those connected with immune system dysfunctions. propionibacteria are thought to be actinomycete-like microorganisms and may still cause diagnostic difficulties. the chloroform-methanol extracts of the cell mass of p. propionicum (type strain) gave in tlc analysis the characteristic glycolipid prof ... | 2003 | 12427753 |
| polymerase chain reaction detection of propionibacterium propionicus and actinomyces radicidentis in primary and persistent endodontic infections. | propionibacterium propionicus and the recently described species actinomyces radicidentis have been isolated from infections of endodontic origin; nevertheless, the possibility exists that their actual prevalence may have been underestimated by culture. the purpose of our study was to assess the occurrence of these 2 species in different types of endodontic infections by using the sensitive 16s rdna-based nested polymerase chain reaction approach. | 2003 | 12931096 |
| [effect of a polyoxydonium immunoregulator on the biological properties of microorganisms]. | the effect of the synthetic immunomodulator polyoxydonium (po) on some biological properties of pathogenic bacteria (shigella flexneri, salmonella enteritidis), opportunistic bacteria (klebsiella pneumoniae, escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa, staphylococcus aureus, bacteroides fragilis, peptostreptococcus anaerobius, prevotella melaninogenica, propionibacterium propionicum, clostridium difficile) and fungi (candida albicans), isolated during enteric infections, enteric dysbiosis, pyoinfla ... | 2003 | 12966885 |
| characterization of a propionic acid producing actinomycete, actinomyces propionicus, sp. nov. | | 1962 | 13874228 |
| polymerase chain reaction-based analysis of microorganisms associated with failed endodontic treatment. | in this study, we aimed to investigate the occurrence of several microbial species in cases of failed endodontic therapy by means of the polymerase chain reaction (pcr). study design root canal samples were taken from 22 root-filled teeth with persistent periradicular lesions selected for re-treatment. dna was extracted from the samples and analyzed for the presence of 19 microbial taxa by using the polymerase chain reaction. | 2004 | 14716262 |
| propionibacterium propionicus infection in chronic granulomatous disease. | | 2004 | 14727225 |
| [submaxillary adenopathy due to propionibacterium propionicum: atypical presentation]. | | 2004 | 14756998 |
| gram-positive rods prevailing in teeth with apical periodontitis undergoing root canal treatment. | to identify gram-positive rods from root canals of teeth with apical periodontitis and to examine their associations with other species. | 2004 | 15317560 |
| [isolation and comparative analysis of glycolipid fractions in bifidobacteria]. | a comparative tlc analysis of lipid extracts from bifidobacterium longum b 379 m, b. bifidum 791, and b. adolescentis 94 bim has been performed. it is demonstrated that carbohydrate-containing lipid components were present in the bacteria, which differed in their chromatographic mobility (rf) from similar compounds isolated from actinomycetes stomatococcus mucilaginosus pcm 2415t, nocardiopsis dassonvillei pcm 2492, propionibacterium propionicum pcm 2431, saccharopolyspora hirsuta pcm 2279 (= at ... | 2005 | 16400987 |
| description of filamentous bacteria present in industrial activated sludge wwtps by conventional and molecular methods. | conventional cultivation methods and molecular approaches were utilised to describe the filamentous bacterial population of industrial activated sludge wwtps. in total 43 strains were isolated by micromanipulation and were affiliated with 12 different species, comprising two new species and a new genus. in particular, a new species of microthrix, a new genus of a filamentous alphaproteobacteria morphologically similar to nostocoida limicola, and a new filamentous species closely related to the o ... | 2006 | 16898145 |
| tessaracoccus flavescens sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment. | a novel actinobacterium, designated strain sst-39t, was isolated from a marine sediment sample collected in jeju, republic of korea. cells were facultatively anaerobic, gram-positive, non-endospore-forming, non-motile rods. colonies were circular, slightly convex, opaque and brilliant yellow. the cell-wall peptidoglycan of the organism contained ll-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid. polar lipids included phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol. the predominant menaquinon ... | 2008 | 18398170 |
| comparisons of subgingival microbial profiles of refractory periodontitis, severe periodontitis, and periodontal health using the human oral microbe identification microarray. | this study compared the subgingival microbiota of subjects with refractory periodontitis (rp) to those in subjects with treatable periodontitis (grs = good responders) or periodontal health (ph) using the human oral microbe identification microarray (homim). | 2009 | 19722792 |
| propioniciclava tarda gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a methanogenic reactor treating waste from cattle farms. | facultatively anaerobic bacterial strains (wr061(t)and wr054) were isolated from rice-straw residue in a methanogenic reactor treating waste from cattle farms in japan. the two strains had almost the same phylogenetic and phenotypic properties. cells were gram-staining-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming, irregular rods. the strains required cobalamin (vitamin b(12)). the strains utilized various carbohydrates including hexoses and disaccharides. the strains produced acetate and propionate f ... | 2010 | 20971831 |
| pelvic actinomycosis-like disease due to propionibacterium propionicum after hysteroscopic removal of an intrauterine device. | a female patient presented with episodes of fever and pain in the lower right abdomen after hysteroscopic removal of an intrauterine device 2 months earlier. pelvic actinomycosis originating from a tubo-ovarian abscess was diagnosed with propionibacterium propionicum, formerly known as arachnia propionica, as causative agent. | 2010 | 21068286 |
| medical microbiology | actinomyces spp and propionibacterium propionicus
(previously arachnia propionica) are members of a large group of
pleomorphic gram-positive bacteria, many of which fhave some tendency toward
mycelial growth. both are members of the oral flora of humans or animals.
actinomyces species, in particular, are major components of
dental plaque. a israelii, a gerencseriae
(previously a israelii serotype ... | 1996 | 21413327 |
| Persistent extraradicular infection in root-filled asymptomatic human tooth: scanning electron microscopic analysis and microbial investigation after apical microsurgery. | Procedural accidents have a negative effect on healing and might contribute to the persistence of infections in inaccessible apical areas, requiring surgical intervention. This report describes a case of persistent apical periodontitis of a lower left first molar associated with the sinus tract and a periapical lesion that required nonsurgical endodontic retreatment and apical surgery for resolution. | 2011 | 22099908 |