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Strict Anaerobes: Actinomyces bovis

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This is a Gram's stain of Actinomyces bovis. This organism is a Gram-positive rod that tends to form filaments.


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On blood agar, Actinomyces bovis is slow growing and produces wrinkled "molar tooth" colonies. In thioglycollate, it produces iridescent puff-balls in the lower portion of the tube.