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doses of the serum of the goat and the calf inoculated with a culture of B. 

 pestis certainly protected rats against plague infection. In the case of the hog 

 and the sheep some protection was probably exerted." 



Biolog'y and moi-pholog'y of Streptothrix maduree, J. Koch and Stutzeb 

 (Ztschi: Hijg. u. Infcktiomlcrank., 69 {1911), No. 1, pp. 17-2-i, figs. 2). — The 

 causative agent of Madura foot or Mycetoma pedis was studied biologically 

 and with the following results: (1) For the strain of Streptothrix examined 

 the optimum temperature for growth was found to be from 16 to 22° C. (2) 

 Among the fluid media bouillon containing blood serum and peptone was found 

 to be the best. (3) Coagulated, deflbrinated horse blood, horse blood agar, and 

 alkaline agar were found to be the best solid media for the development of this 

 organism. (4) During the growth of this organism a peptonizing ferment was 

 produced which acts upon casein, gelatin, and coagulated horse serum. 



Serum, diagnosis in trichinosis, H. Strobel {Mi'mchen. Med. Wchnschr., 58 

 (1911), No. 13, pp. 672-674). — The results show that it is possible in some cases 

 at least to detect trichinosis with the complement fixation method. 



Comparative investigations in regard to the tubercle bacilli of man and 

 domestic animals, Zwick {Ztschr. Infektionskrank. u. Hyg. Hausticre, 4 

 {1908), Nos. 3-J,, pp. 161-166, pi. 1; 5-6, pp. 321, 322, table 1; ahs. in Berlin. 

 TicrlirzU. Wchnschr., 27 {1911), No. 31, pp. 555, 556).— On the basis of his 

 investigations with human and bovine tubercle bacilli the author considers the 

 division of these 2 types of bacteria into separate classes as proper. In regular 

 cases of bovine tuberculosis only the bovine type of bacillus was present. Two 

 cases of tuberculosis in children, which were supposed to have their source in 

 milk from a tuberculous cow, are cited. From both of the children the human 

 type of tubercle bacillus was isolated, and this, according to the author, excludes 

 the assumption that the infection came from the cow. 



The precipitin reaction of Bouome for detecting tuberculosis and differentiat- 

 ing between the bovine and human form of the disease was not found to be of 

 any value. 



The second part of the work deals with the examination of tubercle bacilli 

 obtained from the goat, pig, horse, and dog. In 4 cases of tuberculosis in the 

 hog and in 3 of the goat the bacilli found were of the bovine type. In one 

 case of tuberculosis in a horse the bacillus of the avian type was isolated. 



Examination of the tubercle bacilli obtained from bovines, E. Rothh.\ab 

 {Ztschr. Infektionskrank. u. Hyg. Hausticre, 5 {1908), No. 1-2, pp. 101-128; 

 abs. in Berlin. Tierdrztl. Wchnschr., 27 {1911), No. 31, p. 556). — The tubercle 

 bacilli from 27 cases of naturally infected bovines were examined as regards 

 the characteristics set up by Kossel, Weber, and Heuss for the bovine type of 

 bacillus and a close agreement found. No transition forms or organisms of a 

 diminished virulence were noted. 



The occurrence of tubercle bacilli in the milk and lymphatic glands of 

 bovines, H. J. Smit {tJhcr das Vorkommen von Tuberkelbacillen in der Milch 

 nnd den Lymphdrilscn des Rindcs. Inang. Diss., Univ. Bern, 1908, pp 36, 

 figs. 7). — The results of this investigation show that the milk from cows affected 

 with chronic tuberculosis, but possessing sound udders, rarely or very seldom 

 contains tubercle bacilli. Where, however, open tuberculosis exists in such 

 animals tubercle bacilli can gain entrance into the milk from all channels which 

 communicate with the exterior. 



The findings with the mammary glands, etc., from tuberculouB cattle on 

 autopsy are given in detail. 



The presence of tubercle bacilli in the circulating hlood, T. Kueashige 

 {Ztschr. Tuberkulose, 17 {1911), No. 4, pp. 347-365; aba. i/n MUnchen. Med. 



