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An organism resembling Corynebacterium ulcerogenes was isolated repeatedly in pure culture from a brain abscess and spinal fluid of a 7-year-old child. The morphological and biochemical characteristics of the organism were determined, and found to be culturally identical to C. ulcerogenes. It was found to be resistant to penicillin, in vitro, but inhibited in growth by sulfanilamide, sul-famerazine, sulfasuxidine, and sulfaguani-dine. Sulfamerazine was the most effective. The organism was non-pathogenic to guinea pigs, white mice, rabbits, and hamsters, irrespective of the route of inoculation.
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