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The Different Types of Corynebacterium diphtheria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. Menton ,
T. V. Cooper ,
F. W. Duke  and
W. H. Fussell
J. Menton
Affiliation:
From the County Bacteriological Laboratory, Stafford
T. V. Cooper
Affiliation:
From the County Bacteriological Laboratory, Stafford
F. W. Duke
Affiliation:
From the County Bacteriological Laboratory, Stafford
W. H. Fussell
Affiliation:
From the County Bacteriological Laboratory, Stafford
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In 1890 Klein described two types of colony of the diphtheria bacillus on gelatin; one smooth and circular, the other radiating and resembling a daisy. Cowan (1927) observed two types of colony, but one of the types was thought to be due to roughening. Parker (1928) observed three types of colony, some of which were considered ordinary rough variants.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , August 1933 , pp. 414 - 420
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1933

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