654 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



II. B. ramosus. 



1. Aerobic Culture: 



(a) Gas production in twenty-four hours, 



(b) Abundant top growth. 



(c) Growth — Moist, white, turning pink, then deep red 



below surface of top growth. 



2. Anaerobic Culture: 



(a) Gas production in twenty-four hours. 



(b) Growth — Below surface of oil, but no color. 



III. B. mycoides. 



1. Aerobic Culture: 



(a) Gas — None. 



(b) Top growth slow in developing. 



(c) Growth — Moist, white. 



(d) Hindered by 37 degrees C. 



2. Anaerobic Culture: 



(a) Gas — None. 



(b) Growth — Below surface of oil. 



IV. B. mesentericus vulgatus. 



1. Aerobic Culture: 



(a) Gas — None. 



(b) Top growth slight. 



(c) Growth — Light tan in color. 



(d) Growth hindered by 37 degrees C. 



2. Anaerobic Culture: 



(a) Gas — None. 



(b) White growth in tube. 



V. B. megaterium. 



1. Aerobic Culture: 



(a) Gas — None. 



(b) White top growtli. 



2. Anaerobic Culture: 



(a) Gas — None. 



(b) Growth below surface of oil. 



VI. Ps. campcstrh. 



1. Aerobic Culture: 



(a) Gas — None. 



(b) White growth. 



2. Anaerobic Culture: 



(a) Gas — None. 



(b) Growth below surface of oil. 



