EXERCISE 83. GliANDEES GROUP. 191 



Bacterium mallei (Loeffler) Mig. 

 Synonyms. Bacillus mallei Loeppler ; Bacillus of Glanders. 



Explanatory. First described by Loeffler in 1886. Found in 

 the nodules, ulcers, discharges, etc., of glanders or farcy. 



Repeeences. Loeffler, Arbeit, aus dem Kaiserl. Gesundheit- 

 samte, 1886. 1, 141 ; A. 376 ; H. 256 ; K. & W. II, 707 ; L. & K. 300 ; 

 L. & N. 384 ; Mig. 2, 498 ; M. & B. 275 ; M. & W. 164 ; McF. 359 ; P. 508. 



Morphological characters: 



1. Poem and abkangement : 

 a. Bouillon 



6. Agar . 



li. Gelatin. 



d. Other media.. 



2. Size: 



3. Staining poweks: 



a. Aqueous gentian- violet. . 

 6. Loeffler's methylen-blue. 



V. Gram's stain 



d. Special stains 



4. Motility : 



M. Character of movement. . . 

 6. Plagella stain 



5. Spokes : 



6. Special ohabacters: 



a. Capsules 



b. Involution forms 



c. Deposits or vacuoles. . 



d. Pleomorphism 



Sketches. 



