| actinomyces bowdenii sp. nov., isolated from canine and feline clinical specimens. | four strains of a previously undescribed actinomyces-like bacterium were isolated from canine and feline clinical specimens. phenotypic studies indicated the strains were members of the genus actinomyces, and most closely resembled actinomyces viscosus serotype i and actinomyces slackii. comparative 16s rrna gene sequencing studies demonstrated the unknown bacterium constitutes a new subline within a group of actinomyces species, which includes actinomyces bovis, the type species of the genus. b ... | 1999 | 10555371 |
| actinomyces bowdenii ulcerative keratitis in a dog. | a 5-year-old spayed female diabetic mixed-breed dog underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation to correct bilateral hypermature cataracts. two months postsurgery, the patient presented with ulcerative keratitis and multifocal stromal abscessation od, which was controlled, but never resolved, with topical fluoroquinolone therapy. the patient re-presented 2 months later with a new, raised, white gritty corneal opacity associated with hyperemia, chemosis, and blepharospasm od. ... | 2013 | 23121462 |