CO129-341 - Acting Governor May Governor Lugard - 1907 [7-10] — Page 485

Trypano Soma rolatorium

It's Cultivation and results.

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In

my

Report for the previous six months, I drew attention to the main characteristics of this trypanosome found in the Edible frog. (? Rana Esculenta) - aw amphibian present in Enormous numbers on the island of Honghaus Snice then I have Endeavoured to follow out the changes undergone by this organism outside the body of it's Lost - mainly by

Le use

Special Culture media. Mention has

of

already

been made, under the heading of Rasmussporidia-

of the media which have been imployed.

Atrated beef broth (1 to 1.5% Sodium citrate)

い

has given satisfactory results. That of Novy

and me Neal has also produced fxcellent

preparations, specially in squal parts of rabbit's blood and agaf.

the of the main difficulties met with is to obtain pure cultivations of the trypanosoms. This is an absolute essential. Any tube

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