Actinobaculum

Ac·ti·no·ba·cu·lum (ak″tĭ-no-bakґu-ləm) [actino- + L. baculum staff] a genus of gram-positive, anaerobic or facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the family Actinomycetaceae, consisting of nonmotile, nonsporulating, non–acid-fast, straight to slightly curved rods, which may exhibit branching. A. schaaґlii, A. massiґliae, and A. urinaґle cause urinary tract infections in humans and A. suiґs is an important cause of urinary tract infections and abortion in sows. The type species is A. suis.