| actinomyces funkei sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. | three strains of a previously undescribed actinomyces-like bacterium were isolated from human clinical specimens. phenotypic studies indicated that the strains were members of the genus actinomyces and were presumptively identified as actinomyces turicensis. comparative 16s rrna gene sequencing studies showed that although the bacterium is phylogenetically closely related to actinomyces turicensis, it nevertheless constitutes a new sub-line within the genus actinomyces. based on phenotypic and m ... | 2001 | 11411706 |
| tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by a new species of actinomyces: actinomyces funkei. | we present a case of tricuspid valve endocarditis in a 40-y-old woman with a history of heroin abuse. blood cultures yielded a gram-positive rod, preliminarily identified as "actinomyces turicensis-like", but subsequently formally described as actinomyces funkei sp. nov. the patient was cured by prolonged treatment with 10 weeks of i.v. antibiotics followed by oral antibiotic treatment for 12 weeks. | 2002 | 12030396 |
| antimicrobial susceptibility testing of actinomyces species with 12 antimicrobial agents. | this study was conducted to assess the susceptibility of human clinical isolates of actinomyces species to 12 antimicrobial agents. | 2005 | 15972310 |
| fournier's gangrene caused by actinomyces funkei, fusobacterium gonidiaformans and clostridium hathewayi. | we report the first case of fournier's gangrene caused by three unusual anaerobic organisms: actinomyces funkei, fusobacterium gonidiaformans and clostridium hathewayi. the infection occurred in a 73-year-old man without typical risk factors for the development of fournier's gangrene. clinical outcome was good after prolonged antibiotic treatment and extensive debridement of the perineum. the case suggests that a. funkei, f. gonidiaformans and c. hathewayi should be considered as potential patho ... | 2014 | 24631671 |
| identification of a novel 16s rrna gene variant of actinomyces funkei from six patients with purulent infections. | little is known about the clinical significance and laboratory diagnosis of actinomyces funkei. in this report we describe six clinical cases where a. funkei was isolated from purulent, polymicrobial infections. conventional identification procedures were compared with molecular methods including matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry technique. analysis of the full 16s rrna gene sequence of the six investigated strains revealed differences from the a. funke ... | 2013 | 23521586 |