. The British journal of dermatology . and stronger than that customarily associated with eitherthe Klebs-Loffler bacillus or the lower diphtheroids; and briefly itmay be stated that the unidentified diphtheroid apparently fallsin a position near to the upper or Klebs-Loffler bacillus end of thediphtheroid group of organisms. It certainly has many charactersgenerally associated with the diphtheria-producing forms. Such cultural reactions giving, however, but a partial indication oflikely virulence, animal inoculations were next commenced. A smallamount of pure living, twenty-four hours, agar c
. The British journal of dermatology . and stronger than that customarily associated with eitherthe Klebs-Loffler bacillus or the lower diphtheroids; and briefly itmay be stated that the unidentified diphtheroid apparently fallsin a position near to the upper or Klebs-Loffler bacillus end of thediphtheroid group of organisms. It certainly has many charactersgenerally associated with the diphtheria-producing forms. Such cultural reactions giving, however, but a partial indication oflikely virulence, animal inoculations were next commenced. A smallamount of pure living, twenty-four hours, agar culture of the organismwas introduced intra-cutaneously into a healthy guinea-pig (I). Atrue diphtheria bacillus would probably have caused death withinforty-eight hours : this organism did not. The pig remained in a low Sugar. Diphtheroid ;?;. Hoffmann. Xerosis Dextrose A 0 0 Galactose 0 0 0 Maltose A 0 0 Saccharose . 0 A 0 Glycerin 0 0 0 Dextrin A 0 0 Milk (litmus) 0 0 0 British Journal op Dermatology and Syphilis. Vol. XXXII. No. Fig. 4.—Direct film of pus from guinea-pig ii. Note the marked phago-cytosis. The only organisms to be seen are diphtheroid bacilli.
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