8 CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER II. 



PAGES 



The Examination and the Staining of Bacteria 41-54 



THE EXAMINATION OF BACTERIA : The Hanging-Drop Prepa- 

 ration 41-42 



THE STAINING OP BACTERIA: The General Mode of Proced- 

 ure ; The Most Commonly Used Stains ; The Application of 

 the Dyes ; The Special Methods of Staining ; The Staining 

 of Capsules; The Staining of Spores; The Staining of 

 Flagella ; The Staining of Bacteria in Tissues 42-54 



CHAPTER III. 



The Process, Media, and Utensils of the Cultivation of 



Bacteria 55-68 



THE PROCESS OF THE CULTIVATION OF BACTERIA 55 



THE MEDIA OF THE CULTIVATION OF BACTERIA: The Most 

 Commonly Used Liquid Culture-Media ; The Most Com- 

 monly Used Solid Culture-Media; The Most Commonly 



Used Special Culture-Media - 55-62 



THE UTENSILS OF THE CULTIVATION OF BACTERIA .... 62-68 



CHAPTER IV. 



The Inoculation of Culture-Media with Bacteria 68-75 



THE METHOD OF INOCULATING FLUID MEDIA ....... 68 



THE METHODS OF INOCULATING SOLID MEDIA 68-72 



THE CULTIVATION OF ANAEROBIC BACTERIA: The Incubator 



and the Thermostat 72-75 



CHAPTER V. 



Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antisepsis 76-84 



THE METHODS OF STERILIZATION 81 



THE METHODS OF DISINFECTION 81-83 



THE METHODS OF ANTISEPSIS: The Common Disinfectants . 83-84 



CHAPTER VI. 



The Inoculation of Animals and their Study 85-91 



THE INOCULATION OF ANIMALS : The Various Methods of In- 

 oculation of Animals 85-88 



THE OBSERVATION OF THE INOCULATED ANIMAL : The Roux- 



Nocard Method of Culture and Observation 89-91 



