Actinomyces bovis

Actinomyces bovis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinobacteria
Class:	Actinobacteria
Order:	Actinomycetales
Family:	Actinomycetaceae
Genus:	Actinomyces
Species:	A. bovis
Binomial name
Actinomyces bovis Harz, 1877

Actinomyces bovis is a gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Actinomyces. It is the causative agent of Lumpy jaw in cattle, and occasionally causes infections in humans

Actinomyces bovis was first described in 1877 by C. O. Harz, as a microbe within the jaw tissue of cows with lumpy jaw. It was thought to be identical to Actinomyces israelii until 1940, when D. Erikson showed these to be two separate organisms.

Actinomyces bovis can be isolated from the pus of an infected animal and cultured in brain heart infusion. It is catalase-negative, and can form both smooth and rough colonies on agar.

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