A Treatise On The Transformation Of The Intestinal Flora With Special Reference To The Implantation Of Bacillus Acidophilus

Author : Leo F. Rettger
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ISBN 13 : 9781331951674
Total Pages : 160 pages
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Download or read book A Treatise on the Transformation of the Intestinal Flora written by Leo F. Rettger and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Treatise on the Transformation of the Intestinal Flora: With Special Reference to the Implantation of Bacillus Acidophilus Fifty years have passed since Pasteur and Koch, the founders of modern bacteriology, made their first contributions to this new field of scientific study. No phase of the subject has been given more attention by investigators than the bacteriology of the digestive tract. However, success in these endeavors has been limited, with few exceptions, to the discovery of microorganisms which are manifestly disease-producing and which exert their baneful influence in comparatively short periods of time, as for example the microbial agents causing typhoid fever and epidemic dysentery. The more subtle bacterial processes which take place in the intestine, and the laws which govern the preponderance of one type of bacteria over another, have as yet been but little understood. The authors have aimed to present here in as direct a manner as possible the results of an extended series of observations on: (1) the relation of diet to the character of the intestinal bacterial flora, and (2) the possibility of implanting bacteria of known physiological properties in place of those which ordinarily hold sway after early infancy. The demonstration that lactose, dextrin and milk, when taken in sufficient amount, encourage a non-putrefactive flora, and that a non-putrefactive organism like Bacterium acidophilus may be established in the intestine by oral administration, should be of fundamentally scientific interest, irrespective of any important bearing that it may have on the many and complex problems related to intestinal disease and minor alimentary disturbances. The descriptions of methods employed in the examination of fecal specimens are given in some detail for the use of other investigators who are engaged in studies similar to those recorded in this treatise. Particular attention is given also to the preparation and use of Bacterium acidophilus milk, since the experience of the last six months has shown that the administration of this product is the most effective and practical method of implanting the submissive aciduric organism in the digestive tract, and one which is not only well-borne by the subject but is as a rule welcomed by him because of its unique qualities as a beverage and a real food. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.