CONTENTS 



PART I 



Pages 



STRUCTURE AND GROWTH OF BACTERIA . . . 1-45 



CHAPTER I 



THE RISE OF BACTERIOLOGY 1-12 



Contagion Discovery of bacteria Spontaneous genera- 

 tion Spontaneous generation disproved The physiology 

 of bacteria Bacteria as a cause of disease The study 

 of bacteria Anthrax bacillus New methods of study 

 Bacteriology and agriculture. 



CHAPTER II 



THE FORM AND STRUCTURE OF BACTERIA 13-25 



Irregular forms Shape Size Motility and organs of 

 motion Zoogkea Rate of increase Conditions that 

 retard bacterial growth Spores Spores as a means of 

 preservation Spore formation Vitality of spores 

 Classes of bacteria Sterilization and pasteurization 

 Intermittent sterilization. 



CHAPTER III 



THE CHEMISTRY OF THE BACTERIAL CELL 26-29 



The cell-wall and its contents Content of the proto- 

 plasm The absorption of food. 



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