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{{Taxobox
|name =''Actinomyces bovis''
|phylum =Actinobacteria
|class =Actinobacteria
|order =Actinomycetales
|family =Actinomycetaceae
|genus =Actinomyces
|species =''A.bovis''
}}
[[File:actinomyces bovis.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> bovine actinomycosis, 3-years-old bull, 2-month evolution. (L. Mahin
[[File:actinomyces bovis.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> bovine actinomycosis, 3-years-old bull, 2-month evolution. (L. Mahin
2008, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
2008, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
==Overview==
==Overview==
''Actinomyces bovis'' is a species of the ''[[Actinomyces species - Overview|Actinomyces]]'' genus.
''Actinomyces bovis'' is a species of the ''[[:Category:Actinomyces|Actinomyces]]'' genus.
It is found naturally in the oral cavity of cattle and prefers anaerobic conditions but is not a strict anaerobe. Entry of the organism into tissues is following trauma to the mucosa from rough feed or tooth eruption. It causes [[Chronic Inflammation - Pathology#Granulomatous Inflammation|granulomatous inflammation]] of soft tissues and bone, causing [[Mandibular Osteomyelitis|lumpy jaw]].
It is found naturally in the oral cavity of cattle and prefers anaerobic conditions but is not a strict anaerobe. Entry of the organism into tissues is following trauma to the mucosa from rough feed or tooth eruption. It causes [[Granulomatous Inflammation|granulomatous inflammation]] of soft tissues and bone, causing [[Mandibular Osteomyelitis|lumpy jaw]].
It usually invades the mandible to cause [[Bones Inflammatory - Pathology#Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]] and may extend to surrounding muscles.
It usually invades the mandible to cause [[Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]] and may extend to surrounding muscles.
==Pathology==
==Pathology==
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
Surgical treatment is possible when the lesions are small and prolonged parenteral penicillin treatment may be beneficial early in the disease.
Surgical treatment is possible when the lesions are small and prolonged parenteral penicillin treatment may be beneficial early in the disease.
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