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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



1. Preface 1 



2. Bacteriology of the Branchial and Cloacal Chambers of the Oyster 4 



3. Review of Methods of Shellfish Examination 11 



4. Bacteriology of the Shell Liquor and "Washings" from the Body of 



the Oyster 22 



o. Comparison of the Bacterial Contents of the Shell Liquor and Stomach 



Contents of the Oyster 46 



6. Length of Tmie Necessary for Bacteria to Pass through the Intestinal 



Tract of the Oyster 49 



7. Bacterial Content of Oysters During Storage 51 



8 Cleansing of Polluted Oysters 63 



9. Ex]3eriments on the Hibernation of the Oyster 78 



10. Changes Suggested in "Standard Methods of Shellfish Examination" . . 115 



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