PLATE 57. Corynebacterium mallei. (Löffler.) L. and N. (Glanders.) I. Gelatin stab culture, six days at 22°. II. Agar streak culture, six days at 37°. The central whitish streak is not always so pronounced. III. Agar stab culture, three days at 37°. Stab canal. IV. Agar stab culture, three days at 37°. Surface growth. V. Gelatin plate, five days at 22°. Natural size. Stained with fuchsin. VII. Agar plate, two days at 22°. X 60. Upper, superficial; lower, deep colonies. VIII. Gelatin plate, four days at 22°. X 60. Upper colony superficial, lower ones deep. IX. Potato culture, two days at 37°. X. Potato culture, twenty days at 37°. XI. Single bacteria. Highly magnified. In many places the stain is taken poorly or not at all. XI. XII. Glycerin-agar plate. Microscopic preparation. X 1200. Branching and formation of clubs. |