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DOID:8478 - actinomycosis


Disease Ontology Definition:A commensal bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection, which is characterized by contiguous spread, suppurative and granulomatous inflammation, and formation of multiple abscesses and sinus tracts that may discharge sulfur granules, has_material_basis_in Actinomyces israelii, has_material_basis_in Actinomyces gerencseriae, has_material_basis_in Actinomyces naeslundii, has_material_basis_in Actinomyces odontolyticus, has_material_basis_in Actinomyces viscosus, has_material_basis_in Actinomyces meyeri, has_material_basis_in Propionibacterium propionicum, which require a break in the integrity of the mucous membranes and the presence of devitalized tissue to invade deeper body structures.

Synonyms: Actinomycotic madura foot (disorder), Actinomycotic mycetema, Actinomycotic mycetoma of foot, Madura foot due to Actinomadura (disorder), actinomycetoma, actinomycotic infection, boil,

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Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): commensal bacterial infectious disease (is_a)