CONTENTS 



VOLUME I 



PART I 



GENERAL BACTERIOLOGY 



OHAPTKB 



L Historical Outline ...... 



2 The Biological Characteristics of Bacteria : Morphology . 



3. The Biological Characteristics of Bacteria : Metabolism . 



4. The Growth and Death of Bacteria ..... 



5. The Resistance of Bacteria to Physical and Chemical Agents 



infection .......... 



6. Antibacterial Substances used in the Treatment of Infections 



7. The Antigen-Antibody Reactions ...... 



8. The Antigenic Structure of Bacteria ..... 



9. Bacterial Variation ........ 



10. The Classification of Bacteria ...... 



11. The Bacteriophage ........ 



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SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY 



The Methods of Obtaining Pure Cultures, and the Identification of 



Bacteria 351 



Description of the Methods used in the Systematic Examination of 

 Bacteria, and a Glossary of the Terms Employed 



Actinomyces and Actinobacillus 



Erysipelothrix and Listerella 



Mycobacterium 

 Corynebacterium . 

 Fusiformis .... 



Pfeifferella, and Certain Allied Organisms 



Azotobacter, Rhizobium, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, Hydrogenomonas 



Methanomonas, Carboxydomonas, and Acexobacter 

 pseudomonas ........ 



Vibbio and Spirillum ...... 



Neisseria ........ 



Streptococcus ....... 



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