Bacillus Typhosus (Typhoid and Cholera Bacilli)

Synopsis

This film illustrates the movement and agglutination of typhoid (2 mins 30 secs) and then cholera bacilli (2 mins 30 secs). Probably one of the earliest surviving film records of bacteriological research. Some of the footage could be from the Bombay Plague Laboratory (now the Haffkine Institute). A 35mm negative on nitrate film was donated to the Wellcome Library by the Research Defence Society, although the original provenance of the film and its use are unknown. (5 minutes)

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Subjects

Biology; Medical sciences

Keywords

archive films; bacteriology; cholera; medical research; typhoid fever; biological research

Online availability

URI

http://catalogue.wellcome.ac.uk/record=b1667839

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed

Distributor

Name

Wellcome Film

Email

misc@wellcome.ac.uk

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Phone

020 7611 8766

Fax

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Address

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