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NoLLER (W.). Die wichtigsten parasitischen Protozoen des Menschen 

 und der Tiere. I. Teil. [The most important parasitic Protozoa 

 of Man and Animals. Part I.] — Berlin, Richard Schoetz, 1922, 

 272pp., 113 figs., 3 coloured plates. Price 450 marks. 



This is the first part of Dr. N511er's work in the first volume of " Die 

 tierischen Parasiten der Haus- und Nutztiere " [The Animal Parasites 

 of Domestic Animals and of Animals of Economic Value], by Ostertag, 

 WoUfhiigel and Noller. 



It comprises an introduction to the general knowledge and investi- 

 gation of parasitic Protozoa with a special section on the parasitic 

 Rhizopoda. It is intended for medical men, veterinarians and 

 zoologists, and gives a survey of the parasitic Protozoa with the object 

 of supplying the need for a comprehensive review, without in any way 

 claiming to replace original treatises as regards a close study of the 

 various forms. This aim is assisted by the copious bibliographies at 

 the end of each section. 



Franchini (G.). Amibes et autres Protozoaires de Plantes a Latex du 

 Museum de Paris. (Note preliminaire.) — Bull. Soc. Path. E.xot.,. 

 Pans, XV, no. 4, 12th April 1922, pp. 197-203. 



Following some initial research on a parasite in the latex from two- 

 species of Apocynaceae [R.A.E., B, x, 112], other latex-bearing plants,, 

 nearly all under glass, have been examined. 



Euphorbiaceae contained trypanosomes, Amoeba, and in one case 

 small parasites similar to Leishmania. Asclepiadaceae were para- 

 sitised b}' Amoeba. In Apocynaceae, Amoeba is common in the latex 

 and in one species some Herpetomonads occurred. In the Urticaceae, 

 Amoeba, trypanosomes and leishmaniform bodies occurred in a number 

 of species of Fiais. In Artocarpaceae, Amoeba was not rare. In 

 Sapotaceae, Amoeba, Herpetomonads and Protozoa that looked like 

 trj'panosomes without a flagellum were seen. 



, After various attempts, the culture of Amoeba succeeded when fresh, 

 latex of StrophantJuis rigali and S. scandens was placed on Noller plates 

 (defibrinated horse-blood jelly). Up to the time of writing, two 

 trypanosomes had been found in smears from mice that had been 

 inoculated peritonealh". 



The chief point of interest is in the discovery of numerous Amoeba in 

 the latex of a variety of plants, which does not appear to have been re- 

 ported previousl}'. In order to classify the Protozoa that have not been 

 determined the greenhouse insects must be identified, for although 

 many of the plants must have been infected when imported, it is likely 

 that others have been infected through insect agency. It is intended 

 to examine the mosquitos and flies {Lucilia and Sarcophaga) occurring 

 in the greenhouses. It is improbable that Sfeuoceplialits occurs in 

 the greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes at Paris. 



Fraxchixi (G.). Remarques a propos de la note de M. Franga sur la 

 Flagellose des Euphorbes.^B////. Soc. Path. Exot., Paris, xv, 

 no. 4, 12th April 1922, pp. 205-207. 



Referring to Franga's paper [R.A.E., B, x, 121], the author thinks 

 that while awaiting further research on the subject, it is prudent to 

 adopt the hypothesis that flagellosis of Euphorbia is transmitted by 

 several species of insecis. 



