The Biology of Pneumococcus: The Bacteriological, Biochemical, and Immunological Characters and Activities of Diplococcus Pneumoniae [with] Four Signed Letters from the Author

xvii, [3], 799, [1] pp. 8vo. A history and clinical study of pneumococcus, also known as streptococcus pneumoniae, a pathogenic bacterium recognized as a major cause of pneumonia during the late 19th century. An immense bibliography of medical journal articles and works, and an extensive index, follow the text. According to the foreword, "[t]he present review of the literature on the biology of Pneumococcus forms a part of the Pneumonia Study and Service carried on during the years 1931 to 1935 by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health under a grant from the Commonwealth Fund."