<i >Actinomyces bovis</i>, Gram-stained smear, cow

Actinomyces bovis, Gram-stained smear, cow

Photomicrograph of a fine-needle aspirate from a mandibular mass in a cow with actinomycosis. Actinomyces bovis cells appear as characteristically branching, slender, gram-positive rods. Gram stain; original magnification, 1000X.

Courtesy of Dr. John Prescott.