CONTENTS xix 



5. Bacillus typhi murium, . 444 



6. Danysz's virus, . 444 



7. The bacillus of psittacosis, . 445 



8. Bacillus icteroides, - . 445 



XXVIII. The pasteurella group of bacilli. 



Introduction, - - 445 



I. Pasteurella gallinae, . 447 

 Section I. Experimental inoculation, - 448 

 Section II. Morphology, - 449 

 Section III. Biological properties, - 451 



Section IV. The isolation and identification of the bacillus, - 452 

 Similar organisms in epizootics among other birds, p. 452. 



II. Pasteurella cuniculi, . 453 



III. Pasteurella suis, - 454 



IV. Pasteurella bovis, - - 455 

 V. Pasteurella ovis, - 456 



VI. Pasteurella caprae, - 456 



VII. Pasteurella equi, 456 



VIII. Pasteurella canis, - 457 



M'Gowan's bacillus of distemper, p. 459. 



IX. Immunization with polyvalent vaccines, 459 



XXIX. Bacillus pestis. 



Introduction, - - 460 



Section I. The experimental disease, - - 463 



Section II. Morphology, - 464 



Section III. Biological properties, 466 



(1) Vitality and virulence, p. 466. (2) Biochemical reactions, p. 467. 



(3) Toxin, p. 467. (4) Vaccination, p. 468. (5) Serum therapy, 

 p. 471. (6) Agglutination, p. 472. (7) Precipitins, p. 473. 



Section IV. Isolation and identification of the plague 



bacillus, - - 473 



Post mortem appearances in naturally infected rats, p. 474. 



XXX. Micrococcus melitensis. 



Introduction, - - 475 



Section I. Experimental inoculation, - - 476 



Section II. Morphology, - 476 



Section III. Biological properties, - 477 



Section IV. Detection, isolation and identification of the 



organism, - 478 



