Are actinomycetes harmful to humans?
Actinomyces live naturally in your body without harming you. But surgery, injury or disease can cause them to grow in places they don't belong. Actinomycosis spreads slowly into nearby tissues, usually causing a long-lasting, tunneling wound (an opening underneath your skin).
Actinomyces live naturally in your body without harming you. But surgery, injury or disease can cause them to grow in places they don't belong. Actinomycosis spreads slowly into nearby tissues, usually causing a long-lasting, tunneling wound (an opening underneath your skin).
