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in chain form, and aggregated in the form of zoogloea. Nocard 

 found the same in an epizootic in chickens, Eberth in a rabbit, 

 and Chantemesse, Charrin and Roger, Nocard and Masselin, and 

 Pfeiffer in the Guineapig, and others in the rabbit, hare, dog, cat, 

 horse and mouse. 



The bacillus is i to 2ju, long, with rounded ends, in chains and 

 zoogloea. Some are ovoid or round. It is aerobic, (facultative 

 anaerobic), stains readily in anilin colors and bleaches in Gram's 

 solution. Grows readily in peptonized bouillon, gelatine or blood 

 serum, with foul odor. 



Symptoms. These were mainly a progressive emaciation with 

 weakness, apathy, sluggish movements, breathlessness and wheez- 

 ing when hurried, and in one cat (Hoen) weeks of semiconscious- 

 ness. 



The lesions, caseated or purulent, miliary, pea-like, or even in 

 larger conglomerate masses were mainly found in the liver, 

 spleen, and intestine but also subcutaneously. 



Though less common than tuberculosis, this may become 

 specially virulent and widespread in the small rodents and should 

 be extirpated by segregation and destruction of the sick, disinfec- 

 tion, new buildings and runs, care of water and food supplies, etc. 



