Actinomyces

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.

    "Very often the actinomyces are mixed with some other microorganism, the growth of which is more vigorous, and tends to obscure the actinomyces."

  2. 2
    soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites wordnet

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"Very often the actinomyces are mixed with some other microorganism, the growth of which is more vigorous, and tends to obscure the actinomyces."

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