CONTENTS xv 



Section III. Biological properties, 254 



(1) Vitality and virulence, p. 254. (2) Bio-chemical reactions, p. 256. 

 (3) Toxin Preparation, p. 257 ; Testing and storing, p. 260 ; Action 

 on animals, p. 260 ; Nature and properties, p. 261. (4) Vaccination, 

 p. 262. (5) Serum therapy Antitoxin, its preparation, p. 265 ; 

 Properties, p. 266 ; Standardization, p. 267 ; Serum therapeutics, 

 p. 268. (6) Agglutination, p. 269. 



Section IV. The detection, isolation and identification of 



the diphtheria bacillus, - - 269 



(1) The collection of material, p. 270. (2) Methods of examination, 

 p. 270. (3) Summary of diagnostic tests, p. 273. 



Bacillus pseudo-diphtheria (Hofmann's bacillus), 273 



XVI. Bacillus pyocyaneus. 



Introduction, - - 276 



Section I. Experimental inoculation, - - 276 



Section II. Morphology, 277 



Section III. Biological properties, 279 



Section IV. Detection and isolation of the organism, 281 



XVII. The bacillus of swine erysipelas. 



Introduction, - - 283 



Section I. Experimental inoculation, 284 



Section II. Morphology, 284 



Section III. Biological properties, 286 



Section IV. The detection, isolation and identification of 



the bacillus, - - 287 



The bacillus of mouse septicaemia, p. 288. 



SUB-DIVISION II. THE NON-SPORE-BEARING, GRAM-POSITIVE, 

 ACID-FAST BACILLI. 



XVIII. Bacillus tuberculosis. 



Introduction, - - 289 



(1) Types of tubercle bacilli, p. 2S9. (2) Human tuberculosis, 

 p. 292. (3) Tuberculosis in the lower animals, p. 294. (4) Asso- 

 ciated micro-organisms, p. 297. 



Section I. Experimental inoculation, - 297 



A. Guinea-pigs, p. 297. B. Rabbits, p. 300. C. Dogs, p. 302. 

 D. Cattle, p. 303. E. Birds, p. 304. F. Cold-blooded vertebrata, 

 p. 305. 



Section II. Morphology, 



(1) Microscopical appearance, p. 305; Staining methods, p. 306. 

 A. The staining of films, p. 307. B. The staining of sections, 

 p. 310 ; The appearance of stained bacilli, p. 312. (2) Cultural 

 characteristics, p. 314. 



b 



