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of the coli- intermediates. A complete description of the 

 organism has "been given "by these investigators. 



*DeBach, P. H. and McOmie, W. A. 1939 New diseases of 

 termites caused "by "bacteria. Annals Entomol. Soc. Am. , 

 52, 137-1^6. 



Bacterium neurotomae Paillot 



Insect concerned: Neurotoma nemoralis . 



This organism was isolated in 1922 "by Paillot (1933) 

 from the larvae of Neurotomae nemoralis . The organism 

 is very pleomorphic, often presenting elongated forms "but 

 rarely filamented forms. Paillot states that "on gelatin 

 a certain number of the organisms swell abnormally and 

 transform themselves into masses more or less rounded of 

 which the ' chromomatophile ' is generally condensed in the 

 central part. The masses present what appear to "be 

 veritahle nucleated cells, "but they are deprived of their 

 vitality and rapidly degenerate." 



This organism is prohahly the same as Bacillus neuro - 

 tomae isolated "by Paillot (192*0. 



* Paillot, A. 192^ Sur deux Bacteries parasites des' 

 larves de Neurotoma nemoralis . Compt. rend, hehdom. 

 Acad. Sci. , I78, 2^6-2^9. 



Paillot, A. 1933 L' Infection chez les insectes, 535 PP- 

 Imprimerie De Trevoux, Paris. (See pp. 1^6 and 156. ) 



Bacterium noctuarum White 



(See Bacillus noctuarum and Bacillus sphingidis . ) 



Insect concerned: The honey "bee, Apis mellifera . 



Metalnikov and Chorine (1928) refer to Bacterium 

 noctuarum White saying that It resembles Cocco"bacillus 

 ellingeri . It is undoubtedly Bacillus noctuarum White, 



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

 diseases of Pyrausta nubilalis Hb. Internat. Corn 

 Borer .Invest. , Sci. Repts., 1, Ul-69. 



Bacterium ochraceum 



Insect concerned: ffuxoa segetum . 



