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- Actinobaculum is a genus of gram-positive non-sporulating rods in the family Actinomycetaceae. Actinobaculum schaalii is recognized as a facultative anaerobic uropathogen. Actinomycetaceae are a family of bacteria including numerous parasitic and pathogenic forms.
(Source: The classification tree for the genus Actinobaculum is found in Cattoir V. Actinobaculum schaalii: review of an emerging uropathogen. J Infect. 2012 Mar;64(3):260-7. The classification tree for Actinomycetaceae is from National Library of Medicine 2014 MeSH Scope Note and Classification. )
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 - Figure 1. Gram stain of Actinobaculum schaalii.
 - Figure 2. Gram stain of Actinobaculum schaalii, grown in anaerobic blood culture bottle.
 - Figure 3. A. schaalii, growth on chocolate agar after 3 days, from blood culture specimen.
 - Figure 4. A. schaalii growth after 3 days, from urine specimen subculture on blood agar TSA.
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- References
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- Cattoir V. (2012) Actinobaculum schaalii: review of an emerging uropathogen. J Infect. 2012 Mar;64(3):260-7.
PMID:22209960 (PubMed abstract)
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