CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I AGE 



I. The Laboratory 1 

 II. Preparation of Culture Media - -15 



III. Cultivation of Bacteria - - - 20 



IV. Staining Methods and Stains - - - 25 

 V. Identification of Bacteria — General Principles - 3^ 



VI. Glass-Work Requisites and how to make Them - 47 

 VII. The Protective Elements of the Blood, which 

 protect the animal body from pathogenic 

 Bacteria - - - - - -.55 



VIII. Vaccines and their Mode of Preparation - - 69 

 IX. The Syringe - - - - - -77 



X. Phenomena following Active Immunization by 



Vaccines - - - - - - 80 



XI. Serums and their Mode of Preparation - - 87 

 XII. Special Diseases, caused by Specific Bacteria, 

 which are Suitable for Treatment by Sero- 

 Vaccine Therapy — Bacterial Diseases affecting 



the Cutaneous System - - - - 91 



XIII. Bacterial Diseases affecting Synovial Joints - 105 



XIV. Bacterial Diseases affecting the Abdominal Organs 114 

 XV. Bacterial Diseases affecting the Circulatory 



System .._-_. 125 



XVI. Bacterial Diseases affecting the Nervous System ] 36 



XVII. Diseases of the Respiratory Organs - - 142 



XVIII. Swine Fever ...... iyg 



APPENDICES 



I. Sero - Vaccine Therapy in Holland and Other 



Countries - - ... 194 



II. Additional Notes - 197 



III. Weights and Measures .... 201 



IV. Order of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 205 



Bibliography - - 217 



Index ... - - 218 



