The Sensitiveness of Tubercle and other Acid-Fast Bacilli to Acids

It was desired to determine the minimum amount of acid which would kill tubercle and other acid-fast bacilli, incidentally to note any distinction between human and bovine tubercle bacilli and between tubercle and other acid-fast bacilli in respect to sensitiveness to acid, and to find whether inorganic acid were more powerful in action than organic acid, and whether insoluble fatty acids were also effective.