xui] MICROBES OF MALIGNANT ANTHRAX 301 



not in so-called scarlatinal diphtheria, that is in necrotic 

 cliange in the fauces occurring simultaneously with scar- 

 latina. (Loffler, Kolisko and Paltauf, Tangl, Klein.) 

 As a result of recent investigations the opinion is well 



FiC. 120. — CuLTnATlU.NS OF THE fi.\CILLUS DiPHTHERI.C O.V THE SL.\NTING 



Slkf,\ce of Nutrient Gelatine: on the left, Streak Culture; in 

 the middle, a tude-plate culture with numerous minute ci'lonies; 



it.N THE RIGHT, A TUBE-PLATE CuLTURE WITH A LIMITED NuMllEk OF 



Diphtheria Colonies ; in all, the Centre ihicker, less tr.anspareni-, 



THE peripheral P.ART ."ilORE FILMY. 



X-'Uurcil size. 



founded that also in cases of ''simple sore throat," if the 

 presence of the true diphtheria bacilli can be demonstrated 

 in the secretion, those cases are diphtheria ; and conversely, if 

 in any case of sore throat, no matter whether it is or is not 

 associated with membranous exudation, the true diphtheria 



