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guinea-pigs, and was characterized by the formation of 

 cellular nodules in the liver and kidneys much resembling 

 miliary tubercles. Cultures made from them showed the 

 presence of a small motile bacillus which could easily be 

 stained by ordinary methods (Fig. 55). When introduced 



FIG. 57. Bacillus pseudo-tuberculosis from agar-agar; x 1000 (Itzerott and 



Niemann). 



subcutaneously into guinea-pigs the original disease was 

 produced. 



Pseudo-tuberculosis seems to be an indefinite affection 

 of which we have very little knowledge, and which is 

 certainly in no way connected with or related to true 

 tuberculosis. 



