A. israelii does not produce catalase, and does not contain CAMP factor, however the bacteria is able to reduce nitrate and hydrolyze urea, as well as ferment arabinose, maltose, sucrose, xylose, and trehalose. [microbewiki.kenyon.edu]

[…] supposed to provide a resistance mechanism to host defenses by inhibiting phagocytosis.2 The most commonly observed clinical features consist of epiphora with discharge (85-94%), pouting punctum (72-75%), conjunctivitis, eyelid matting, and punctual regurgitation [scielo.br]

CASE REPORT A 43-year-old female, an active intravenous drug user with avascular necrosis of the head of the femur as a consequence of steroid use for treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome, was treated with a total right hip arthroplasty at the age of [jcm.asm.org]

Abstract Actinomyces israelii was identified in samples from the oviducts of 4/100 women with salpingitis diagnosed by laparoscopy. All four cases healed on 'routine' treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Doxycycline in combination with penicillin has been used successfully in the therapy for muscular actinomycosis in an alcoholic patient and in women with salpingitis ( 15, 67 ). [antimicrobe.org]

Workup revealed the presence of a pericardial effusion and pericarditis. Pericardial fluid analysis demonstrated A. israelii. An examination and discussion of the literature is performed regarding this rare manifestation of human actinomycosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

rhusiopathiae Listeria monocytogenes Lactobacillus species (several e.g. [globalrph.com]

monocytogenes Lactobacillus species (several e.g. [globalrph.com]

niger, Fusobacterium species, and Nocardia asteroides.5 Patients usually undergo successful resolution of symptoms following surgery and topical antibiotics.3-5 Ophthalmic conditions reportedly misdiagnosed as lacrimal canaliculitis include mucocele, [scielo.br]