440 o. ishii 



enteritidis, Bact. suipestifer, or Bact. dysenteriae group the period 

 depends upon the strains, but about five to seven days will be 

 enough; for Bact. coli six to seven days suffice; in regard to the 

 other bacilli and also the other sugar media reference can be 

 made to the accompanying table; the number of days indicated 

 to study the reaction of the sugar cultures with the colon-typhoid 

 group are sufficient. 



