. Swine practice . Swine. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 331 long and .3 to .5 micron in width, and is usually curved or slightly bent. It may contain granules or the body may be uniform. It is nonmotile and does not form spores. This organism is covered with a waxlike substance which renders it more difficult to stain than ordi- nary bacteria, but after the organism has been stained, which can be accomplished by applying' steaming carbolfuchsin for five minutes, it retains the stain even when subjected to the action of acids; for this reason it has been called an acid-fast bacterium. It is an aerobe, an
. Swine practice . Swine. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 331 long and .3 to .5 micron in width, and is usually curved or slightly bent. It may contain granules or the body may be uniform. It is nonmotile and does not form spores. This organism is covered with a waxlike substance which renders it more difficult to stain than ordi- nary bacteria, but after the organism has been stained, which can be accomplished by applying' steaming carbolfuchsin for five minutes, it retains the stain even when subjected to the action of acids; for this reason it has been called an acid-fast bacterium. It is an aerobe, and Tuberculous focus in spinal process of a dorsal vertebra Tulierc-ulous focus in body of dorsal vertebra. Fig. 96. Vertebral tuberculosis in the hog. (Ostertag.) grows with relative .slowness. It grows luxuriantly in egg albumen culture medium, and fairly well on glycerine agar and in glycerine bouillon. Tubercle bacilli from different sources manifest different cultural characteristics, and on this basis some have claimed four varieties of tubercle bacilli, namely, human, bovine, avian, and rep- The bovine and human types have been encountered in swine. â The tubercle bacilli are very resistant to external injurious influ-. 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 Kinsley, Albert Thomas, 1877-. Chicago : American Veterinary Pub. Co.
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