NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Actinobacteria. A. bovis is an opportunistic pathogen in the oral and nasopharyngeal
mucous membranes and is the causative agent of actinomycosis in cattle.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Actinomyces bovis.;