438 Avian Diphtheria and Chicken Pox. 



variety of the true diphtheria bacillus, has repeatedly been found in 

 birds (Gratia & Lienaux). 



At present the view that the Klebs-Loefifler bacillus may occa- 

 sionally produce membranous pharyngeal inflammation in animals 

 is justified ; such cases, however, are to be differentiated from true 

 diphtheria of man and from the true diphtheria of animals, as cases 

 of pseudo-diphtheria. 



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 Mitt. d. G.-A., 1884, II.— Galli-A^aleiio, Cbl. f. Bakt., 1897, XXII, 500.— Gallez, 

 Ann., 1895, 309.— Oratia & Lieneaux, Ann., 1898, 401.— Beck, Hb. d. p. M., 1903, 

 II, 754 (Lit.). 



