. A text book of veterinary pathology, for students and practitioners. Veterinary pathology. 356 VETERIXARV P.\THOLOGY. with this disease than other animals, though actinomycosis of sheep, gnats and hogs is occasionally reported. A few cases ha\e also l)een observed in the horse, mule, dog and wild ani- mals. Etiology.âA fungus, the Cladothrix actinom^ces or actino- myces bnvis, is the specific cause of actinomycosis. The life his- tor\' of this organism is not known, but it is thought that it passes a part of its life cycle upon some of the grasses. Each matured fungus is ccjmposed of a centr
. A text book of veterinary pathology, for students and practitioners. Veterinary pathology. 356 VETERIXARV P.\THOLOGY. with this disease than other animals, though actinomycosis of sheep, gnats and hogs is occasionally reported. A few cases ha\e also l)een observed in the horse, mule, dog and wild ani- mals. Etiology.âA fungus, the Cladothrix actinom^ces or actino- myces bnvis, is the specific cause of actinomycosis. The life his- tor\' of this organism is not known, but it is thought that it passes a part of its life cycle upon some of the grasses. Each matured fungus is ccjmposed of a central ]jod\- 10 to 41) microns in diameter, from wliich the radiating filaments (mycelia) extend outward for a distance of from â "> to 20 microns, then becoming enlarged, terminate in club-shaped l)odies from 10 to .10 microns in length. Thus the matured fungus has the appearance (jf a rosette and is commonly called the "rav ; Detached clubs are capable of reproducing the entire rosettes as described. The fungus can be cultivated in artificial media where it de\-elops a tangled mass of m_\'celia. Source.âThe Cladothrix actinomyces is probably most fre-. fikmi Fig- 197.âDrawing of ActinomyccH (Ray fungus) in section of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kinsley, Albert Thomas, 1877-. Chicago, A. Eger
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