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Microbiology Systemic Bacteriology (Gram Positive Bacilli, Gram Negative Bacilli) 93841a6f

True about actinomycetes is:

A
Include A. israelii, Nocardia & Streptomyces are a group of organisms characterized as Gram-positive rods
B
Mycetomas can form as a result of traumatic injury, mainly in people working in farms and forests.
C
Organisms form filamentous or hyphae-like structures
D
All of the above
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Actinomycetes- include A. israelii, Nocardia & Streptomyces: Gram-positive rods commonly found in soil and decaying organic matter or as colonizers of body surfaces. In culture and lesions, these organisms form filamentous or hyphae-like structures. Eumycetoma- has a fungal origin. Mycetomas can form as a result of traumatic injury, mainly people working in farms and forests.

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