CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 1AGK 



INTRODUCTION : MORPHOLOGY 



Form, Size, and Structure of the Bacterial Cell, Cell-membrane and Cell-contents r 



Morphology of the Bacterial Cell ............ 2 



Finer Structure of the Bacterial Cell . 4 



CHAPTER II 

 MORPHOLOGY (continued} 



Pigments, Intracellular Products ; Movement and Organs of Locomotion ; Cell-division ; Spore- 

 formation and Germination 12 



Movements and Organs of Locomotion ........... 14 



Reproduction of Bacteria by Fission 16 



Spores and Sporulation . . . .19 



CHAPTER III 

 TAXONOMY 



The Question of ' Species ' among Bacteria ; Variability ; Involution and Attenuation ; the 



Classification of Bacteria ............ 24 



CHAPTER IV 

 TAXONOMY (continued) 

 The Systematic Position of Bacteria ; Other low Organisms with Pathogenic Properties . . 35 



CHAPTER V 



DISTRIBUTION AND ORIGIN 



Distribution of Bacteria ; Their modes of life ; Spontaneous Generation 44 



CHAPTER VI 

 PHYSIOLOGY OF NUTRITION AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CULTURE 



Chemical Composition of Bacteria 52 



Food Stuffs of Bacteria 53 



CHAPTER VII 

 RESPIRATION OF BACTERIA 

 Aerobiosis and Anaerobiosis ; Light-producing Bacteria ; Marine Bacteria ; Sulphur and Iron 



Bacteria 60 



CHAPTER VIII 



INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL AGENTS 

 Light, Electricity; Pressure, Temperature, Dryness and Moisture; Disinfection by means of 



Physical Agents 7 1 



CHAPTER IX 



THE ACTION OF CHEMICALS 



Chemotaxis and Chemical Disinfection 7^ 



