This investigation was originally undertaken because it offered a challenge to attempt the solution of a biological connundrum which has existed for more than half a century. As will be seen later, in the review of the literature, T. pallidum has yet to be grown in vitro (with retention of its pathogenicity for experimental animals) and this fact alone would be enough to stimulate an investigation of the fundamental biological properties of this organism. At the same time, the successful in vitro cultivation of T. pallidum would undoubtedly lead to the development of a stable specific antigen and have far reaching effects in syphilis research. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.111333 |
| Date | January 1957 |
| Creators | Speers, Robert. |
| Contributors | (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Bacteriology and Immunology.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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