A BHI agar plate culture of Actinomyces sp., strain X573, at 10 days.
Actinomyces sp. normally found in the oral cavity is an opportunistic pathogen usually seen only in immunosuppressed patients. Lesions involve long standing swelling, suppuration and the formation of an abscess or granuloma.
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