INDEX 



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"Cyst-carriers," 38. 



Cystitis, amoebae in, 125, 126, 128. 



Dientamoeba (genus), 18, 19, 122-124; type 



species, 19. 

 — fragilis, 19, 122-124; cysts, 124; degenera- 

 tion, 123 ; description, 122 : division, 123 ; 

 food, 124; habitat, 124; history, 122; 

 morphology, 122, 123 ; movements, 122 ; 

 nomenclature, 122 ; nuclei, 122, 123 ; 

 occurrence, 122, 124; pathogenicity, 124; 

 transmission, 124 ; uninucleate forms, 123. 

 Dimastigamoeba grtiberi, 102. 

 Discovery of intestinal amoebae of man, 9, 71 5 



of oral amoebae, 8, 92. 

 Dogs, amoebae in, 30, 67, 129-131 ; amoebae 

 transmitted to, 21, 23, 150; amoebic dysen- 

 tery in, 129, 130, 131 ; liver abscess in, 130, 



131- 



Doubtful amoeboid organisms, notes on, 134- 



141. 

 Dysentery, amoebic, 9 sq, 36 sq. 



— bacillary, 9 sq, 36 n, Son. 



" Eccentric nuclei " of amoebae, 33, 96. 



Emetine, action of, on E. colt, 91 ; on E. gin- 

 givalis, 94, 100 ; on E. histolytica, 70 ; on 

 E. histolytica in cats and dogs, 130, 131 ; 

 on E. nana, 109; on /. biitschlii, 120, 121. 



Endameba (genus), 18, 19. 



— buccalis, 92. 



— colt, 7 1 . 



— gengivalis, 92, 93 n. 



— gingivals s, 92. 



— hominis, 71. 



— intestinivulgaris, J I, 74- 



— niaxilaris, 93 n. 



Endamoeba (genus), 15-19 ; type species, 15, 18. 



— blattae, 15^ 16, 17, 58, 65, 73. 



— coli, 20. 



— conftisa, 92, 93. 



— dysenteriae, 20. 



— gingivalis, 92. 



— gingivalis {buccalis), 92, 93. 



— histolytica, 20. 



— intestino-vulgaris, 71, 74. 



— mortinatalium, 138, 139. 

 " Endamoeba Gros," 92, 93. 



Endolimax (genus), 18, 19, 101-109; type 

 species, 19. 



— intes'tinalis, loi, 103. 



— nana, 18, 19, 82, 101-109, 111-114, 121, 122, 



135; autogamy, 108; cultivation, 105; 

 cysts, 106 sq ; description, 104-109; 

 division, 105 ; food, 104, 105 ; glycogen 

 in cysts, 107 ; habitat, 105 ; history, loi sq; 

 inclusions in cysts, 108 ; morphology, 



104 sq ; movements, 104; multiplication, 



105 ; nomenclature, loi sq ; nucleus, 104, 

 105 ; occurrence, 108 ; parasitized by 

 Sphaerita, 106 ; pathogenicity, 109 ; pre- 

 cystic forms, 106 ; strains, 108 ; super- 

 nucleate cysts, 108 ; synonymy, loi ; 

 treatment, 109. 



— Williamsi, no, 112. 

 Entameba, 18, 1 9. 

 Entamoba, 18, 19. 



Entamoeba (genus), 15-19, 20-100 ; type 

 species, 15, 18, 19. 



— africana, 20, 25, 29. 



Entamoeha aiilastoini, 30, 50. 



— brasiliensis, 20, 29, 52, 71, 77, 89. 



— buccalis, 92, 93. 



— biitschlii, 18, 77, IIO, 112, 1 13, 1 18. 



— caviae, 68 n. 



— cercopithcci, 132, 133. 



— chattoni, 132, 133. 



— cobayae, 68. 



— coli, 19, 20, 26, 71-92, lOI, 103, IIO, 112, 



113, 131, 133 ; autogamy, 16, 25, 87, 91 ! 

 chromatoid bodies, 88-90 ; conjugation, 91 ; 

 cultivation, 91 ; cysts, 84 sq ; description, 

 78 sq ; division, 81 ; early stages of develop- 

 ment, 90 ; encystation, 83 ; food, 80 ; gly- 

 cogen in cysts, 87, 88 ; habitat, 80 ; history, 

 71 sq ; infection, mode of, 90 ; morphology, 

 78 sq ; movements, 78 ; multiplication, 8i ; 

 nomenclature, 26, 71 sq ; non-pathogenicity, 

 80 ; nucleus, 78-79 ; occurrence, 91 ; pre- 

 cystic forms, 83 ; races distinguishable by 

 size of cysts, 84 ; sexual cycle, 91 ; super- 

 nucleate cysts, 86, 87: synonymy, 71 ; trans- 

 mission, 12, 90; treatment, 91. 



— coli csinviunis, 13, 20, 71, 77- 



— coli var. tetragena, 20, 29. 



— dysenteriae, 17, 20, 26, 31. 



— dysenteriae europeae, 139, 140. 



— gingivalis, 8, 16, 17, 19, 92-ico, 136, 138 ; 



animals infected with, 98 ; conjugation, 98 ; 

 cysts, 97,98; description, 95 sq ; dissemina- 

 tion, 98 ; division, 97 ; food, 95-97 ; habitat, 

 98 sq ; history, 92 sq ; inclusions, 95-97 ; 

 inoculation into animals, 94 n, 99; mor- 

 phology, 95 ; movements, 95 ; nomencla- 

 ture, 92 sq ; nucleus, 95, 96 ; occurrence, 

 98 sq ; pathogenicity, 8, 93, 98 sq ; pre- 

 cystic forms, 97 ; synonymy, 92 ; treat- 

 ment, 99. 



— hartmamii, 20, 29, 51, 53, 54, 71, 77. 



— histolytica, 9, 12, 13, 15-17, 19, 20-71, 73-76, 



80, 94, no, 113, 120, 121, 125-131, 133, 

 138, 140; acquisition of infection, 55; 

 animal infections, 67 sq ; autogamy, 16, 

 25, 64; bacteria in, 61-64; carriers of, 

 37 sq, 66 ; chromatoid bodies, 45-48, 64 ; 

 commensalism, 61 sq ; conjugation, 16, 35, 

 44 n, 64, 65 ; cultivation, 22, 23 n, 69, 70 ; 

 cysts, 45 sq ; description, 31 sq ; dissemi- 

 nation, 69; division, 40 sq ; encystation, 

 44 sq ; excystation, 55 sq ; experimental 

 infection of man, 56, 60; food-vacuoles, 

 31 ; geographical distribution, 70, 71 ; 

 glycogen in cysts, 46 ; habitat, 35, 125 

 sq ; history, 20-25 ; incubation period, 56 ; 

 life-history, 34, 65; niorphology, 31 sq; 

 movements, 31 ; multiplication, 40 sq ; 

 nomenclature, 25-31; nucleus, 32; nu- 

 trition, 35 ; pathogenesis, 36 sq ; patho- 

 genicity, variation in, 58 sq ; persistence of 

 infection, 40; precystic form, 45; races 

 distinguishable by size of cysts, 51 sq ; 

 sexual phenomena, 64 ; supernucleate 

 cysts, 49 sq ; synonymy, 20 ; treatment, 

 70 ; virulence, variation in, 58 sq. 



— hominis, 27, 71, 75, 76, 77. 



— kartulisi, 92, 93. 



— legeri, 77, 132, 133. 



— maxillaris, 92, 93. 



— minuta, 20, 25, 29, 45, 53, 65, 77. 



— minutissima, 20, 29, 53. 



