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BACTERIOLOGY OF THE OYSTER. 



washings from the bodies of the oysters in each of the two experiments 

 is sho-^Ti in the following table : 



Table Showing the Total Number of Bacteria in the Shell Liquor of each Sarnple 

 and the Total Number Washed from the Bodies of the Oysters Without Shaking. 



Sept. 29. Shell Liquor j 330,000 



"Washings" 48,000 



Oct. 7. Shell Liquor ! 480,000 



"Washings" i 50,000 



7,400 



1,700 



5,900 



850 



The detailed results are sho^\^l in the two follo^^^ng tables: 



