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Note on the Occurrence of Diphtheria Bacilli in Milk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

William E. Marshall
Affiliation:
Assistant Bacteriologist, Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine.
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Though milk has often been considered the medium by means of which outbreaks of diphtheria have been propagated, the diphtheria bacillus has only on rare occasions been isolated from the milk in a virulent form.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1907

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