CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



PAGE 



Historical Sketch of the Development of Bacteriology . . 17 



CHAPTER I. 



The General Characteristics of Bacteria Their Morphology 



and Structure Vegetative and Spore Forms ... 33 



CHAPTER II. 



The Chemical Composition of Bacteria The Conditions Suit- 

 able for their Growth ....... 50 



CHAPTER III. 



Vital Phenomena of Bacteria Motion, Heat, and Light Pro- 

 ductionChemical Effects ( Ferments, Ptomai'ns, Toxins) . 58 



CHAPTER IV. 



The Relation of Bacteria to Disease ..... 85 



CHAPTER V. 

 Immunity . . . . . . . . . . 102 



CHAPTER VI. 



Theories of Infection, Immunity, and Recovery . . . 118 



CHAPTER VII. 

 Infection 128 



