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ANNALS OF THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN 









TABLE XII 

















ISOLATION OF CELLULOSE-DISSOLVING BACTERIA FROM 



DECAYING WOOD 











3 rt 



Number o 



f colonies 



on 



O t 



T~lt C 







+- 1 G 



(J n (/) 





cellul 



ose 



agar 





Sample 



Place of 



Date of 



















no. 



collection 



collection 



Kind of wood 



£12 



u u 



c 

 o 



I 1 







"5b 



u u 





... .. . .._ 













4—* 



o 

 U 







< 







C 

 



3 







C/) fl 



1 





10/ 3/16 



Willow 











2 





10/ 3/16 



Willow 



8 



























3 





11/24/16 



Locust 



4 



























4 





11/24/16 



Locust 



6 



























5 





11/24/16 



Ash 



3 



























6 



_ 



St. Louis 



11/24/16 



Osage orange 



9 



























7 





11/24/16 



Juniper 



2 



























8 





11/24/16 



Oak 



3 



























9 





11/24/16 



Oak 



2 



























10 





11/27/16 



Palm stem 



5 



























11 





10/10/16 



Douglas fir 



2 



























12 





10/10/16 



Douglas fir 































13 





10/10/16 



Douglas fir 































14 





10/10/16 



Douglas fir 







1 























15 





10/10/16 



Douglas fir 



3 



























16 





10/10/16 



Douglas fir 



7 



























17 





10/10/16 



Douglas fir 



4 



























18 





10/10/16 



Douglas fir 



6 



























19 





10/10/16 



Western hemlock 



7 



























20 



10/10/16 



Western hemlock 































21 



Seattle 



10/10/16 



Western hemlock 



2 



























22 





10/10/16 



Western hemlock 



3 



























23 





10/10/16 



Western hemlock 































24 





10/10/16 



Western hemlock 



1 



























25 





10/10/16 



Western hemlock 



3 



























26 





10/10/16 



Western hemlock 



3 



























27 





10/10/16 



Western hemlock 



2 



























28 





10/10/16 



Western hemlock 



1 



























29 





10/10/16 



Western hemlock 































31 



10/10/16 



Western hemlock 



4 



























32 





10/10/16 



Ash 



1 































33 



St T oiii^ 



10/10/16 



Ash 



4 



























34 



kJtl i-/wUlu 



10/10/16 



Maple 



3 



























35 





10/10/16 



Maple 



5 



o 























of small quantities of other carbohydrates in the 

 of development before cellulose can be utilized 



many of 



i species of Penicillium developed which dissolved the 

 to a considerable extent. This could be determined 



by the clearing up of 

 snecies of Penicilliun 



ar the colonies. That some 

 power has been shown by 



Ward ( '98) and McBeth and Scales 



