202 POULTRY DISEASES 



In the third portion of the intestines, or ileum, may be 

 found green and white molds, Cladothrix asteroides, Bacillus 

 cloacae, Bacillus ramosus, Sarcina lutea and Sarcina aurau- 

 tiaca, Staphylococcus pyogenes alb us and citreus, Staphylo- 

 coccus cereus alhus. Bacillus fiuorescens licjuefaciens, Micro- 

 coccus asterosporus, Streptococcus lacticus, Bacillus lactis 

 aerogenes. Bacillus coli comnmnis, Bacillus prodigiosus, Bacil- 

 lus mesentericus, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus megatherium, Bacil- 

 lus fusiformis, Bacillus suhtilis. 



Practically the same microorganisms are to be found in 

 the cecum. The same may be said of the cloaca, with possi- 

 l)ly the addition of the Bacillus aerogenes capsulatus and 

 Staphylococcus pyogenes aureus. 



It must be remembered that the intestinal flora is prob- 

 ably not the same for all birds, as different surroundings or 

 environment, different sources of food, as well as different 

 food and water, play a part in carrying germs to the intesti- 

 nal tract. 



