BA GILL US ICTEROIDES 4 1 7 



bator. Cultures on agar at 20^ C. are characteristic, according to 

 Sanarelli. Grown at room temperature they appear like drops of milk, 

 opaque, projecting, and with pearly reflections. 



The bacillus icteroides ferments glucose and saccharose, but does 

 not coagulate milk. 



Pathogenesis. It is pathogenic for the greater number of the domes- 

 tic animals; but birds are completely refractory. 





