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in broth + 50 % sucrose ; and in broth saturated with 

 salt, and were exposed to different temperatures for 

 different lengths of time. Tables 101 and 102 give 

 the results. 



A similar experiment with yeast at different sugar 

 concentrations and at different pH was carried out by 

 Rahn (1928). There seems little doubt that the retarda- 

 tion of death is due to partial dehydration. Yet, the 



