640 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



TABLE III 

 LOT A V, HEATED ONE HOUR IN THE AUTOCLAVE AT 15 POUNDS PRESSURE. 



ORGANISMS ISOLATED. 



Bacillus A. 

 Found in cans A 11, A I 3, A I 5, A V 10, A V 13, A V 14. 



I. Morphology : 



1. Vegetative Cells : 



(a) Form — Small rod. 



(b) Limits of size — 1.5-2 x 0.5 microns. 



2. Endospores : 



(a) Position — Central. 



(b) Form— Oval. 



(c) Produce slight enlargement of the rod. 



(d) Spores not produced in broth. 



3. Motility : 



(a) Actively motile. 



4. Staining: 



(a) Gram negative. 



(b) Stains with ordinary dyes. 



II. Cultural Characteristics : 



1. Gelatin Stab : 



(a) Growth — Best at top. 



(b) Liquefaction — Napiform becoming stratiform. 



2. Nutrient Broth : 



(a) Surface growth — Pellicle, settles ou shaking. 



(b) Cloudy. 



