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Metalnikov (1922) isolated Bacterium galleriae from 

 "bee moths. Later Kitajima and Metalnikov (1923) isolated 

 it during an epidemic from the same insects. 



This organism is described as "being an elongated, rod- 

 shaped, spore -forming organism, so the preferable generic 

 name would he Bacillus . 



Kitajima and Metalnikov, S. 1923 Une maladie mortelle 



chez les chenilles de Galleria mellonella . Compt. rend. 



soc. hiol. , 88, U76-U7T. 

 * Metalnikov, S. 1922 Une epizootie chez les chenilles 



de Galleria mellonella . Compt. rend, hehdom. Acad. Sci., 



175, 68-70. 



Bacter ium galler I AE No . _2_ Metalnikov and Chorine 



Insect concerned: The corn "borer, Pyrausta nubilalis ; the 

 "bee moth, Galleria mellonella . 



Metalnikov and Chorine (1928) used this organism quite 

 effectively in combating the corn "borer. The insects 

 turn "black a few hours after death. Old cultures are as 

 virulent as fresh cultures. 



The writer has not "been able to determine whether 

 Bacterium galleriae No . 2 and Bacterium galleriae are the 

 same, though in all probability they are. 



Bacterium galleriae No. 2 is a spore -former so it seems 

 that Bacillus would "be the more suitable generic name. 



Metalnikov, S. and Chorine, V. 1928 The infectious 



diseases of Pyrausta nubilalis Hb. Internat. Corn Borer 

 Invest., Sci. Repts., 1, ^1-69. 



Bacter i um gelech I ae No . _1_ Metalnikov and Metalnikov 



Insects concerned: The corn "borer, Pyrausta nubilalis ; 

 Platyedra (Gelechia) gossypiella ; Prodenia litura . 



Metalnikov and Metalnikov (1932) isolated from dead or 

 dying larvae of Platyedra ( Gelechia ) gossypiella , Saund, 

 two forms of Bacterium gelechiae which they called Nos. 1 

 and 2. Both organisms produced death within 2k to hQ hours, 



^■Metalnikov, S. and Metalnikov, Jr. , S. 1932 Maladies 

 des vers du caton ( Gelechia gossypiella et Prodenia 

 litura ). Compt. rend. acad. agr. Fr. , 18, 203-207. 



