70 BACILLUS PNEUMONIAE (FRIEDLANDER) 



above its empty capsule. The organism grows easily 

 and at the ordinary temperature as well as at 87° C 

 It forms a non-liquefactive nail-shaped growth in 

 gelatine stab culture, a copious turbidity in bouillon, 

 and a thick very gelatinous culture on agar. The 

 capsule is lost in culture though the gelatinous 

 material often found in the cultures gives rise to an 

 appearance resembling a capsule. The preparation 

 (Fig. 66) is from an agar culture and shows the 

 rather broad round-ended bacillus. The length of 

 the organism varies greatly and in all cultures many 

 short coccoid forms occur. 



