xiv CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



VIII Biological Activities of Molds 215 



Ecology of Molds. Nutritional Requirements of .Molds. Mold 

 Fermentations. Metabolic Products. Mold Enzyme Preparations. 

 Use of Molds in Food Products. Mold Spoilage. Molds in Textile 

 and Wood Products. 



IX Morphology and Classification of the Yeasts and Yeast-like 



Fungi 264 



Asexual Reproduction. Sexual Reproduction. Cytology. Classi- 

 fication. Genera of Endomycetaceae. Species of Saccharomyces. 

 Other Genera of Perfect Yeasts. Families and Genera of Asporog- 

 enous Yeasts. Species of Cryptococcus. Candida. Geotrichum. 

 Sporobolomyces. Rhodotorula. Other Genera of Imperfect Yeasts. 

 Discussions of Nomenclature. 



X Pathogenic Yeast-like Fungi 305 



Occurrence of Saprophytic and Pathogenic Yeast-like Fungi in 

 Man. Cryptococcosis. Cryptococcus neoformans. Moniliasis. 

 Candida albicans. Candida parakrusci in Endocarditis. 



XI Biological Activities of Yeasts 315 



Ecology of Yeasts. Nutritional Requirements of Yeasts. Pasteur 

 Effect. Manufacture of Yeast and Its Uses. Alcoholic Fermenta- 

 tion. Industrial Applications of Alcoholic Fermentation. Glycerol 

 Fermentation. Yeast Spoilage in Food Products. 



XII Classification, Morphology, and Biological Activities of the 



ACTINOMYCETES 349 



Classification and Nomenclature. Morphology. Physiology. Ac- 

 tinomyces. Nocardia. Streptomyces. Micromonospora. 



XIII Actinomycosis 371 

 Etiology. In Lower Animals. In Man. Culture of Actinomyces 

 bovis. Mycetoma pedis. Acidfast Actinomycetes. Nocardia as- 

 ter oides. 



XIV Antibiotic Substances 385 

 Penicillin. Streptomycin. Miscellaneous Antibiotic Substances. 



Index 397 



