EXERCISE XCVIII. fUCROSPIRA FINKLERI Schroeter. 



SPEILLUM OF FINKLER AND PRIOR. 



First described in 1884 by Finkler & Prior. Deutsche Med. Wochenschr., 1884, 632. 

 REFERENCES. A. 429; H. 257; M. & R. 428; McF. 326; P. 589; S 509. 



PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERS. 



i. Relation to temperature:. 



2. Relation to free oxygen: , 



3. Relation to other agents, such as: 



desiccation, light, disinfectants, etc:. 



4. Pigment production: 



5. Gas production in glucose media: 



a. Shake culture 



*. Fermentation tube, growth in: (:) open arm: 



(3) rate of development: 24 hours 



(4) reaction in open arm: 



6. Acid or alkali production, litmus milk 



7. Reduction of nitrates; to nitrites 



8. Indol production ; 24 hou rs 



fecal odor; 24 hours 



9. Enzyme production : proteoly tic 



per cent., 48 hours. 



. ..(2) closed arm: 



per cent., 72 hours percent hours per cent. 



..(5) gas formula, H : COj : : : 



, to ammonia. 



, 48 hours. . .. 

 , 48 hours 



. days 

 . days . 



diastatic 



10. Characteristic odor. 



11. Pathogenesis 



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