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three, shorter tubular cells, and growing at the other end from a relatively short 

 cylindroid, amorphous, coriaceous pedicle, commencing with a discoidal surface 

 of attachment. 



There is doubt as to whether the organism described and figured so 

 carefully by Leidy should be placed with the bacteria. In many of 

 its characteristics it seems to approach certain forms of the fungi. 



It should be noted that in the last mentioned publication of Leidy 

 (1851, p. 19-20) the generic name is spelled Enterobryus. 



Enterobryus. A spelling of the generic name Enterobrus used by 

 Leidy (1851, p. 19). 



Enterococcus. A casual name given by various writers to cocci 

 found in the intestinal tract. Apparently it was first used by Thier- 

 celin (1898) in the form Enterocoque. Tissier (1900, p. 65) pointed 

 out that his organism is apparently identical with the Micrococcus 

 ovalis of Escherich (1886). Tissier at this time gave a fairly complete 

 description of the organism. It was also studied by Holhg (1904, p. 

 11). According to Tissier (1905, p. 114) Enterococcus produces an 

 acid fermentation in glucose, saccharose and lactose. Rougentzoff 

 (1914, p. 648) discusses an Enterococcus saccharomyces from the in- 

 testines of the rabbit. 



Enterocoque. A casual name used by Thiercelin (1899) and Tis- 

 sier (1899, p. 65) for Enterococcus (q.v.) the Micrococcus ovalis of Es- 

 cherich. 



Enteroides. A name given to the ninth genus of the tribe Eh&rlh- 

 eae by CasteUani and Chalmers (1919, p. 935) with the description: 



Ebertheae which ferment glucose and lactose completely with the production 

 of acid and gas. Milk not clotted. 



Type Species. Enteroides entericus (CasteUani, 1907). 



These authors name five species (1920, p. 618). 

 Erebonema. Cohn (1883, p. 198) gives the following account of this 

 genus : 



Romer (Deutschlands Algen, S. 70) hat in den tiefen Gruben bei Clausthal im 

 Harz Schleimuberzlige gefunden, die von locker verwebten, gegliederten, farblo- 

 sen Faden durchzogen waren. Er beschrieb sie unter dem Namen Erebonema 

 und unterschied nach der Dicke und Gruppirung der Faden zwei Arten, E. hercyn- 

 icimi und E. divaricatwn. F. T. Kiitzing, welcher Romer'sche Exemplar unter- 

 suchte, hat (Species Algarum 1849, S. 157) die Gattung dahin charakterisirt: 

 deutlich gegliederte, sehr locker verwebte, farblose, verzweigte Faden, zwischen 

 einer schleimiggallertartigen, aus sehr kleinen schleimigen Kiigelchen zusammen- 

 gesetzter Grundmasse nistend; Glieder hohl, schlaff letzte Verzweigungen erweit- 



