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TABLE 6 

 REACTION IN LITMUS MILK OF 96 YEASTS, 20 DAYS 



* In the table Alk. indicates alkaline; N., neutral; no change; A., acid; si., slight degree 

 of change; DC., decoloration; O., Oidium; S., Saccharomyces; F., Foulerton; C., Curtis; 

 B., Binot; T., Torula; Myc., Mycoderma; Monilia Simonii, usd for convenience only, and 

 does not signify that this species is named from a botanic standpoint. 



f Pink yeasts. 



COMPARISON OF YEASTS ISOLATED FROM THE DIGESTIVE TRACT WITH 

 DETERMINED PATHOGENIC AND NONPATHOGENIC SPECIES 



The question naturally arises whether the yeasts isolated from the digestive 

 tract are similar to, or identical with, those associated with disease The 

 present investigation did not include extensive studies of pathogenic species, 

 but a number of these were secured and used for comparison, not only with 

 the intestinal yeasts, but also with those secured from other sources. Saccharo- 



