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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
Spontaneous conjunctival folliculosis is widespread among various species of rabbits. It exists in two forms: Type I, in which the lesions are localized and the disease is relatively inactive, and Type II, in which the follicles are closely distributed over the entire surface of the conjunctivae and the affection is more active and characterized by extensive inflammatory reactions. One type can be converted into the other either by experimental methods or by natural processes. The disease can be transmitted from rabbit to rabbit by means of subconjunctival inoculation of suspensions of the affected tissues or by instillation of such material into the conjunctival sac, or even by mere contact of folliculosis animals with rabbits having smooth conjunctivae. It is plain that the disease is an infection. The causal agent of the infection is not filtrable through Seitz discs that retain Serratia marcescens nor through Berkefeld V candles that permit the passage of this organism. Furthermore, the lesions of the spontaneous or of the experimental disease do not exhibit the cytotropic effects or the inclusion bodies suggestive of the action of an ultramicroscopic virus. They are characterized, on the other hand, by a persistent and progressive chronicity and show certain resemblances to the granulomata. The evidence suggests that the spontaneous conjunctival folliculosis of rabbits is due to a microorganism-one having a low grade pathogenic action. In a paper shortly to be published, a bacterium capable of reproducing folliculosis in normal rabbits will be described.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-1007
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-18
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-28
pubmed:year
1934
pubmed:articleTitle
STUDIES ON THE ETIOLOGY OF SPONTANEOUS CONJUNCTIVAL FOLLICULOSIS OF RABBITS : I. TRANSMISSION AND FILTRATION EXPERIMENTS.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratories of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article