A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS

Streptomyces

Species associated with infection - S. anulatus, S. paraguayensis, S. somaliensis

Associated infections - actinomycetoma

Reported therapies - dapsone, co-trimoxazole

References - Nasher, M.A., Hay, R.J., Mahgoub, E.S., Gumaa, S.A. (1989). In vitro studies of antibiotic sensitivities of Streptomyces somaliensis: a cause of human actinomycetoma. Trans. R. Soc. trop. Med. Hyg. 83, 265-268.