because of the slight differences which Hiss found. 
made at a temperature of 37° C. and were continued for fifteen days. 
All the observations were 
Table I shows the results of the comparative fermentation tests of the 
fifteen types of dysentery bacilli with five carbohydrates and with alcohol 
The results of the tests made with the 
mannite during fifteen days. 
other strains are omitted because they showed no variations in fermenta- 
tion differing from those of the fifteen types enumerated. Table IT gives 
the same results expressed in a somewhat simpler form. 
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TABLE I. 
Dextrose, | Mannite. Maltose. 
Type. Name. —|- | ae aide SnD 
1 als 7 10 1s} 1| 3s 7 10 16) 2 |-8>j) 8) | 10) 4s 
A | Shiga ---.---- +/+/4+ 45 4]}/4)-)-)-|-)-]-|}-|}-|-|-|-|- 
B | Port Arthur_|+/+/+ + +/+/—|— | Be ee ele ee feet eee ere |e 
ys Sel Sot ai ieeapel | tap peace gee) ee Be Meee | ee ed ere ey (fee te ee 
D | Rio-Yangll-,+)/ +4) +/+/4+/4+/—/—-/!-—/—-/|—-/~-|]-/-!I-|-|-[- 
E | Korea l ..---- te caer Haare ee | Ste eet) Se a ee 
F Wasageite c+ | 4/4) 4 | 4 ee es ae 
iG | Tokyo t -.-:-- tht) +) +) 414) 4) 4)4]4+ > 4}-4]—]-}]-—]-]-]- 
H.. |: Korea IT 1. ue ea eke |e | +) +] 4] \ieazall es gel apse sot G5 nec feat ep deed Vom Fe 
1 | Rio-YangI_-_| + | + | + | +/+] 4+] + | ag (egg ete }+] + rem & io Nore (eal Oe 
J | Baltic --W) +) +) +] + P+ ]4) 4) +) 4]4)4]4]/—-}-|]-/=]-]- 
K | Tokyo III---| +) +/+) +) +) +4) 4/+)4/]+]4+]4]—-|]-|]-|-/]-]- 
L | Yamaguchi.-;+) +/+) +/4+)/4+)+/+/4+]/+) 4.4] 4) 4 p44] 4/4 
M | TokyoIV...)+|+4+/ +/+ + H+] 4 me erty on eran eo a ea pe 
N | Korea lIDi.-) +) +/+/+]/+/+/4+/+ Pe Peace We c.c 2 Pict col te] aga el 
O | Kyoto...) F} +] +) +/+ | Bae eure ee | + | + | ria eete t-test b=t fits | are ak 
Saccharose. Dextrin Lactose 
Type. Name. = 
i Hi Sa > a Ne 10/15 1 | 3 5 7 10 15 1 3 5 7/10 15 
a SS: Web famed fone a i -— : ioe: care he eas | x | |— 
he | | — | a ee = oar am —|-|-|-/-|-]-|-|-|- 
B | Port Arthur_|/—|/— — — | — —)—) —J—/)— —-)—-!)—-) —}-)-}- ie 
Cin evaleetel oe. —|/— +) + > + == == 2421542) 
D | Rio-Yang II__| — oe oa Sie Lal 4 +) + mi = ie 
E Korea ls 2-5 Sey | emt feral Ne | Ee ace Neel (ce (cal feta ee arm | cca | tee | ar +/+ | 
F | Wakayama l-;—|—/| +? +)+|)/+/4)+ | Be ea eal ete UN St 2 aria 
Ge |MDokyo T -1__-- ey ea ee aes fm oe —|—|}—|-|-);-|-|-| 
H_ | Korea II ____- lat Ber #/- -;-)- -|- -)-)-)-)/- =| 
I | Rio-Yang I___| + Be erica eee = ee ns Reeay eg yen (pees en 
J | Baltic II ____- | fp a ee eet eed De ee bees | 
K Tokyo Wi..| —|—| +] +] +) +/—|— bob ef +f—)—}-j}-|-|- 
L | Yamaguchi__| + | + Pe i: eh lee’ eh lees) re Page psc en 
M | Tokyo IV-_---| —|—|—)—/—/—;—|}—-—/|—|—)-/]-/J-/|-]- +] + | 
N | Korea lI ----;—| +/+] +] + Poste) ns etc a ae | + ze ae | oe pete 
O | Kyoto____-1-- ae fea bet toti—i—] +) e+ Be bea eee iar cal 
