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kk. Action on glycerol not recorded. Man- 

 nitol not fermented. 



29. Clostridium caproicum. 



hh. Action on coagulated albumin not recorded. 



30. Clostridium saccharoacetoperbutylicum. 



gg. Glucose not fermented (carbohydrates not fer- 

 mented) . 

 h. Coagulated albumin not digested. Lab-coagula- 

 tion of milk; increasing alkalinity. Clot digested. 



31. Clostridium hastiforme. 



hh. Action on coagulated albumin not recorded. 

 Slow, mildly acid coagulation of milk. Clot di- 

 gested. 



32. Clostridium subterrninale. 



ee. Action on gelatin and glucose-gelatin not recorded, 

 f. Glucose fermented. 



g. Raffinose, sorbitol and dulcitol fermented. 



33. Clostridium lactoacetophilum . 



gg. Raffinose, sorbitol and dulcitol not fermented. 



34. Clostridium kanehoi. 

 ff. Glucose not fermented. 



35. Clostridium, propionicum. 

 dd. Non-motile. 



e. Gelatin and glucose-gelatin not liquefied. Glucose fermented. 



36. Clostridium seliense. 

 ee. Gelatin liquefied. 



f. Indole produced. 



g. Milk coagulated and later digested. 



37. Clostridium tale. 



gg. Milk digested without coagulation. 



38. Clostridium mangenotii. 

 ff. Indole not produced. 



39. Clostridium lituseburense. 

 cc. Rods not swollen at sporulation. 



d. Motile. 



e. Gelatin and/or glucose-gelatin liquefied. Glucose fermented. 

 Coagulated albumin liquefied. Milk slowly coagulated. Clot 

 slowly digested. Some strains produce exotoxin. 



40. Clostridium bifermentans. 

 ee. No growth on iron-gelatin (Spray). 



41. Clostridium, cylindrosporum. 



dd. Non-motile. Gelatin and/or glucose-gelatin liquefied. Glucose 

 fermented. Coagulated albumin not liquefied. Milk stormily fer- 

 mented. Clot not digested. Glycerol fermentation variable. Man- 

 nitol not fermented. Starch, lactose and sucrose fermented. 

 Salicin rarely fermented. Types identified by specific toxin- 

 antitoxin neutralization. 



42. Clostridium perfringens (Types A, B, C, 

 D, E and F). 



bb. Spherical spores. 



c. Rods distinctly swollen at sporulation. Motile. Gelatin and/or glu- 

 cose-gelatin not liquefied. Glucose fermented. Coagulated albumin 

 not liquefied. 



