EFFECTS OF A NUCLEAR DETONATION ON SWINE--BACTERIOLOGIC STUDIES
General bacteriological events were followed in a group of swine exposed to a nuclear weapon. The wounds were highly populated by a polymicrobic flora. Pathogenic clostridia were present in many of the wounds, but disease did not result, presumably because of lack of a critical type of tissue damage. The bacterial flora in the wounds diminished after the third day, paralleling the diminution of exudate. Minor depression in the general coliform counts in the feces was observed on D + 3 which had reverted to normal by D + 13. Whether this was a radiation effect could not be determined. Salmonellosis was sporadic. It did not increase following the exposure of these animals to the nuclear explosion. Staphylococci, beta-hemolytic streptococci, and P. multocida were the most frequent organisms invading these animals in the post-detonation period. Some of these organisms arise from sources other thand the gastrointestinal tract. A principle of microbic invasion influenced by nuclear weapon effect is suggested. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-005019
- OSTI ID:
- 4163137
- Journal Information:
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (U.S.), Vol. Vol: 105; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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