GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED ON THE CHARTS AND IN THE MANUAL 305 



Vegetative cells, bacterial cells not containing spores, i.e., cells primarily 

 concerned with nutrition and growth. 



Villous, having short, thick, hairhke processes on the surface; inter- 

 mediate in meaning between papillate and filamentous. 



Viscid, sticky; growth follows the needle when touched and withdrawn; 

 sediment on shaking rises in a coherent swirl. 



