GAS BACILLUS. 65 



Klein's B. enteritidis sporogenes, which is constantly present in feces. 

 It is a large capsulated organism, which does not form chains. Spores 

 are produced on blood-serum. These are frequently absent on other 

 media. It is questioned whether its pathogenicity is other than 

 exceedingly feeble, the presence of the bacillus in emphysematous 

 findings at postmortem being attributed to terminal or cadaveric 

 invasion. Cases, however, in the Philippines, have been reported 

 following caribou horn wounds, in which most serious and fatal 

 results attended emphysematous lesions showing this bacillus. 



