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Bacterium bovisepticum (KRUSE) MIG. 



SYNONYMS. Bacillus of hemorrhagic septicemia; Bacillus bovi* 

 septicus KRUSE. 



EXPLANATORY. First described by Bellinger, 1878. It is the 

 cause of hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle and in other animals. 



KEFERENCES. Bellinger, Ueber eine neue Wild und Rinder- 

 seuche, Muenchen, 1878 ; C. 137 ; K. & W. II, 559 ; Mig. 2, 367. 



MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS : 



SKETCHES. 



1. FORM AND ARRANGEMENT: 



a. Bouillon 



6. Agar 



c. Gelatin 



d. Other media 



2. SIZE: 



3. STAINING POWERS: 



a. Aqueous gentian- violet.. 

 &. Loeffler's methylen-blue. 



c. Gram's stain 



d. Special stains 



4. MOTILITY : 



a. Character of movement. . 

 &. Flagella stain 



5. SPORES : 



6. SPECIAL. CHARACTERS: 



a. Capsules 



&. Involution forms 



c, Deposits or vacuoles 



d. Pleomorphism...... ..... 



