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Inoculation Experiments with Bacillus fusiformis isolated from Tropical Ulcer with Observations on the Bacillus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

E. C. Smith
E. C. Smith
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(From the Medical Research Institute, Lagos, West Africa.)
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The isolation of fusiform bacilli from typical tropical ulcer is described and an account is given of the motility and staining properties of the organisms cultivated.

Experimental inoculations, both in man and animals, are recorded in tabular form and the results of the investigation discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , January 1933 , pp. 95 - 102
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1933

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