47. Noguchia 



Three species of the genus Noguchia are listed in Bergey's 

 Manual, 6th ed., Noguchia granulosis and Noguchia simiae are 

 described as having polar flagella and Noguchia cuniculi as hav- 

 ing peritrichous flagella. One culture labeled N. granulosis was 

 obtained from Dr. W. E. Clapper of the University of New Mex- 

 ico. This culture was isolated from the human eye (Fig. 50). 

 The organism was a medium large rod with normal peritrichous 

 flagella with average wavelength of 3.3 microns. This morphology 



oranu- 



does not correspond with the original description of A', 

 losis. From ATCC was obtained N. granulosis 11479. This or- 

 ganism grew well on infusion agar with a yellow water insoluble 

 pigment. Moist preparation showed fair motiUty and staining 

 showed peritrichous flagellation. The organisms clumped so badly 

 however that good stains were impossible to get. The wavelength 

 of the flagella was normal and quite long averaging 3.4 microns. 

 An occasional curly and part curly part normal flagellum was seen. 

 In general the ATCC culture and that from Clapper were mor- 

 phologically much alike. Neither corresponds with the original 

 description of N. granulosis. The yellow pigmentation of the 

 ATCC culture fits it nicely into the genus Flavobacterium. 



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