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Genus 3. Chromobacterium Bergonzini, 1881, p, 153 



Synonyms. The name was spelled Cromobacterium by Ber- 

 gonzini, and corrected by Zimmerman (1881 p. 1528). The 

 spelling Chromobacterium has been accepted by other writers. 

 (Grove, 1884, p. 26; De Toni and Trevisan, 1889, p. 978). 



Rod-shaped bacteria, without spores, aerobic, producing a violet 

 chromoparous pigment soluble in alcohol but not in chloroform, 

 motile or non-motile, Gram stain variable. 



The type species is Chromobacterium violaceum Bergonzini. 



Genus 4, Pasteurella Trevisan, 1887, p. 94 



Synonyms : 



Octopis? Trevisan, 1885, p. 102 

 Coccobacillus Gamaleia, 1888, p. 167 



not Coccobacillus Leube, 1885 

 Dicoccia? Trevisan, 1889, p. 1034 

 Diplobacillus? Weichselbaum, 1887, p. 212 



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 Short rods, single or rarely in chains, usually showing distinct 

 polar staining, non-motile. Gram-negative, without spores, aerobic 

 and facultative, usually not producing gas, powers of jermentation 

 slight, often pathogenic, not acid-fast, not liquefying gelatin. 



The type species is Pasteurella choleraegallinarum (Fluegge) 

 Trevisan. 



Genus 5. Bacterium Ehrenberg, 1828, emended, Jensen, 1909 



Synonyms : 



Actinobacter Duclaux, 1882, p. 110 

 Klebsiella Trevisan, 1885, p. 94 

 Kurthial Trevisan, 1885, p. 92 in part 

 Pneumobacillus? Arloing, 1889, p. 428 

 Pyobacillus Koppanyi, 1907, p. 429 

 Aerobacter Beijerinck, 1900, p. 198 

 Salmonella Lignieres, 1900a, p. 389 

 Tyrothrixl Duclaux, 1879, in part? 



