Abstract:The difficulties encountered in distinguishing pneumococci from streptococci, particularly S. salivarius, have been enumerated and the morphological and cultural similarities between the two groups of organisms have been pointed out. If bile-solubility is taken as the distinguishing mark of a pneumo-coccus it will be found that there are a large number of bile-insoluble streptococci commonly met with in the respiratory tract and sometimes playing an important part in disease, which bear very strong resemblance… Show more
“…Wadsworth partially immunized a few rabbits with filtrates. The theory that the type of lesion produced experimentally is due to the virulence of the organism has been stressed by Lamar and Meltzer (1912), Gaskell (1925Gaskell ( , 1928, Armstrong and Gaskell (1921) and Whittle (1928).…”
The two articles on respiratory diseases in this issue are part of a series of studies carried out in connection with the Influenza Commission established and financially aided by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York.
“…Wadsworth partially immunized a few rabbits with filtrates. The theory that the type of lesion produced experimentally is due to the virulence of the organism has been stressed by Lamar and Meltzer (1912), Gaskell (1925Gaskell ( , 1928, Armstrong and Gaskell (1921) and Whittle (1928).…”
The two articles on respiratory diseases in this issue are part of a series of studies carried out in connection with the Influenza Commission established and financially aided by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York.
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