. Micro-organisms and disease. An introduction to the study of specific micro-organisms. Microorganisms. xiii] MICROBES OF MALIGNANT ANTHRAX 3^7 spores. With this ngrces also the observation of Loffler, that the cultures of the bacilli die after a few months, and Cardeal and Malet found that putrefaction destroys the bacilli, though only in many days. Loffler studied also the resistance of the bacilli to heat, and he found that, for instance, ten minutes' heating to 55° C. completely killed. Fig. 127.—Film Specimen of a Pulmon'.vkv Nodule of a Hokse dead of Glanders ; Nur^iEROiis Glanders B.'i
. Micro-organisms and disease. An introduction to the study of specific micro-organisms. Microorganisms. xiii] MICROBES OF MALIGNANT ANTHRAX 3^7 spores. With this ngrces also the observation of Loffler, that the cultures of the bacilli die after a few months, and Cardeal and Malet found that putrefaction destroys the bacilli, though only in many days. Loffler studied also the resistance of the bacilli to heat, and he found that, for instance, ten minutes' heating to 55° C. completely killed. Fig. 127.—Film Specimen of a Pulmon'.vkv Nodule of a Hokse dead of Glanders ; Nur^iEROiis Glanders B.'iCILLi are shown. X 1000. the bacilli of the cultures; in this respect the glanders bacilli are even less resistant than many other non-spore- bearing bacilli. Further Loffler found that perchloride of mercury i : 5,000 kills the bacilli in two minutes, carbolic acid (3 to 5 per cent.) in five minutes. All these facts strongly point that no spore formation took place. Under natural conditions the general mode of infection. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Klein, E. (Edward), 1844-1925. London, Macmillan and Co. , Ltd.
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