[Review of the systematic position of Actinomyces orientalis (Pittenger et Brigham) Krass. 1970 and its reclassification as Proactinomyces orientalis (Pittenger et Brigham) comb. nov]. / Peresmotr sistematicheskogo polozheniia Actinomyces orientalis (Pittenger et Brigham) Krass. 1970 i pereimenovanie ego v Proactinomyces orientalis (Pittenger et Brigham) comb. nov

The micromorphology, growth cycle, chemical composition of the cell walls, and the susceptibility to lysozyme and specific phages were studied with the culture of Actinomyces orientalis RIA-1074. It is seggested on the basis of these studied to transfer the culture from the Actinomyces genus to the Proactinomyces genus and to rename it Proactinomyces orientalis (Pittinger et Brigham) comb. nov.