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[[Category:Actinomyces]][[Category:Dog]][[Category:Horse]][[Category:Cattle]]
==Overview==
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''Actinomyces viscosus'' is a species of the ''[[Actinomyces species - Overview|Actinomyces]]'' genus. It is a commensal of the oral cavity of dogs and humans.
==Pathogenesis==
''A.viscosus'' is involved in canine actinomycosis and causes localised, subcutaneous pyogranulomatous lesions and fibrovascular proliferation of peritoneal ([[Peritonitis - Cats and Dogs|peritonitis]]) and pleural surfaces in dogs.
It leads to [[Pleural Cavity & Membranes Inflammatory - Pathology#Pyothorax (Thoracic empyema)|pyothorax]], respiratory distress, [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Bacterial granulomatous dermatitis|Cutaneous pustules]] in horses and abortion in cattle.
==Cultures==
''A.viscosus'' rods are contained in soft grey granules which release the organism when squashed. There are two types of colonies: large and smooth colonies with V, Y and T configurations or small and rough colonies with short branching filaments. They grow in 10% carbon dioxide and usually respond to penicillin.
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