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IV. On the effect upon virulence of passage of B. pestis through rats by subcutaneous inoculation without intermediate culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

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1. Twenty-six passages from rat to rat have been effected without recourse to artificial media. The time taken was 89 days.

2. Our results furnish no evidence that the virulence of the bacillus used for the passages undergoes any alteration.

3. The experiment gives evidence of the varying susceptibility to plague of the Bombay rat.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 6 , Issue 4: Extra “Plague Number” , September 1906 , pp. 496 - 501
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1906

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