641 
TABLE IV. Germination of large spores at 31.52, 
5 Numbers on plates Starting 
Time 
Mean number logo 
(min), | 2 3 4 | 1000 
I 489 541 560 534 531 1000 3.000 
5 416 | 583; 492, 541 523 985 2.993 
15 313") 340 | 347 | -319 330 621 2.793 
45 76 90 TI 14 19 149 | 2.173 
90 18 16 14 19 17 32 1.505 
~ 
The results obtained with small spores were entirely analogous 
with the above. In Fig. 10 the logarithms of the numbers are plotted 
against time. 
On the other hand anthrax spores behave differently as shown in 
the curves of Fig. 11. 
Number of 
Log. of numbers of spores. SaaS log. 
soynUlyy 
o8& pue ope ye ypouq ur satods yewg “OL “sy 
O 10 20 30 40 
Minutes 
Wig. 11. Anthrax spores in broth at 34°. 
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