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TABLE 1 

 Summary of the number of cultures studied 



Each organism was grown in this medium for one week at 30°C. 

 and the presence or absence of abnormal odors noted. The 

 morphology and cultural reactions of 79 of the 85 cultures are 



Arnold for thirty minutes at 100°C. and filtered, using folded filter papers. About 

 10 CO. was placed in each tube with about 1.5 grams of raw fish. For anaerobic 

 cultures the surface was covered with a layer of liquid petrolatum. The medium 

 was sterilized in the autoclave for fifteen minutes at 15 pounds. 



