Eaqjlanatoiy Note 



The series embodies results of investigations, usually of 

 restricted scope, intended to aid or direct management or utilization 

 practices and as guides for administrative or legislative action. It 

 is issued in limited quantities for the official use of Federal, State 

 or cooperating Agencies and in processed form for economy and to avoid 

 delay in publication. 



This paper was originally submitted as a Master's Thesis. 

 Dr. So Fo Snieszko of the Service's Microbiological Laboratory at 

 Leetown., West Virginia, obtained a copy of the man^lscript and 

 recommended that it be published so that this valuable material would 

 be available to all fishery workers . The author, unable to find a 

 publisher in Canada, agreed to the Fish and Wildlife Service's pub- 

 lication in this series. This paper is based upon information 

 gathered from the literature and all references on furunculosis of 

 fish have been consulted,, 



Washington, D. C. 

 December > 1952 



