action on carbohydrates, and other physiological characteristics. 

 All strains studied liquefied gelatin. In most instances the flagella 

 had normal curvature. The flagellar wavelengths of the species 

 studied are given in Table III. 



TABLE III 

 Mean Flagellar Wavelengths of Vibrio Species 



Wavelength 

 Species Strain ( microns ) 



2.43 

 2.01 

 2.08 

 1.87 

 2.06 

 2.02 

 1.85 

 1.95 



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