382 VETERINARY BACTERIOLOGY 



Actinomyces eppingcri 



Synonyms. Streptothrix eppingeri; Streptothrix freeri. 



Disease Produced. Mycetoma, or Madura foot, and other 

 lesions in man. 



This organism was described by Eppinger, and has since that 

 time been found in various actinomycotic infections in man. 

 It is pathogenic for the monkey, guinea-pigs, and rabbits, but is 

 not known to produce disease in animals under natural conditions. 



ACTINOMYCES OF OTHER INFECTIONS 



Probably about thirty or more other species have been described 

 belonging to this genus. In most cases they have been reported 

 but once or have been incompletely described. As has before 

 been emphasized, careful work is still needed in order to deter- 

 mine the true number of valid species and their relationship to 

 disease. 



