644 



INDEX 



Leprosy bacillus, products of growth of, 



leprolin, 464 

 nastin, 464 



human, 236, 463 



rat, 468 

 Leptothrix, 533, 534 



buccalis, 534 



Leucocidin of staphylococcus, 259 

 Leukocytes and immunity, 126-131 



for opsonic index determination, 167 

 Light, effect of, on bacteria, 44 

 Lipase, 51 

 Lipoids in bacteria, 64 



in tubercle bacillus, 64 

 Litmus agar, 202 



milk, 203 



Lockjaw, 472. See Tetanus bacillus. 

 Loffler's blood serum, 200 



methylene blue, 179 

 Longevity of bacteria, 39 

 Luetin, 520 

 Lumpy jaw, 536 

 Lungs, bacteria of, 100, 106, 229 

 Lysins, 51, 150 



technique of, 151 

 Lyssa. See Rabies. 



M 



MACROCYTASE, 128, 130 



Macrocytes, 128 



Macrophages, 128 



Macroscopic agglutination technique, 148 



Madura foot, 541 



Magnetic field, influence of, on bacteria, 



46 



Malignant edema, 493 

 Mallein, 368 

 Mallory stain for actinomyces, 187 



and Wright stain, 186, 187 

 Malta fever, 310. See Micrococcus 



melitensis. 

 Mastitis, 276 

 Measles, 563 

 Meat extract, 197 



infusion broth, 196 



poisoning, 93, 344, 348-352, 360, 



361, 484-488 

 Media, bacterial, 189-204 



clarification of, 191 



composition of, 54 



filtration of, 192 



inoculation of, 205, 206 



reaction of, 54, 190, 191, 215 



sterilization of, 193 



storage of, 193, 195 

 Melassez bottle bacillus, 106 

 Meningitis, 292. See Meningococcus and 



Parameningococcus. 

 Meningococcus, 292-301 



dissemination and prophylaxis of, 

 90, 93, 106, 300 



identification of, 298, 299 

 cultural, 298, 299 



Meningococcus, identification of, mor- 

 phological, 298 

 serological, 299 

 immunity and immunization of, 



296-298 



isolation and culture of, 293, 294 

 morphology of, 292, 293 

 organisms resembling, 293 

 pathogenesis of, 295, 296 

 products of growth of, 294, 295 



toxins, 295 



serum therapy of, 297, 298 

 synonyms of, 292 

 Meningococcus-gonocOccus group, 292- 



300 

 Mercuric chloride, germicidal action of, 



244, 245 



Mesophilic bacteria, 41 

 Metabiosis, bacterial, 54 

 Metabolism of bacteria, 68-70 

 carbon, 72 

 influence of carbohydrates on, 



_76, 78 

 nitrogen, 71 



quantitative measure of, 78-80 

 significance of, 80-82 

 Metachromatic granules, 27, 28, 390 

 Metchnikoff theory of immunity, 117 

 Methemoglobin produced by pneumo- 



coccus, 285 

 Methylene blue, 179 

 Micrococcus, albus, 264 

 aureus, 256-264 

 catarrhalis, 307-309 

 cereus flavus, 98 

 citreus, 264 

 definition of, 33 

 epidermidis albus, 98, 99, 264 

 gonorrhcese, 302 

 melitensis, 310-312 



ammonia formation, 80 

 dissemination and prophylaxis 



of, 93, 106, 312 

 identification of, 312 

 immunity and immunization of, 



311, 312 



isolation and culture of, 310 

 morphology of, 310 

 pathogenesis of, 311 

 products of growth of, 310 

 ovalis, 265-268 



dissemination and prophylaxis 



of, 104, 107, 266-268 

 identification of, 267, 268 

 cultural, 267, 268 

 microscopic, 267 

 isolation and culture of, 266 

 morphology of, 265 

 pathogenesis of, 267 

 products of growth of, 266 

 tetragenus, 264, 265 



ammonia formation, 80 

 dissemination of, 265 

 isolation and culture of, 264 

 pathogenesis of, 265, 442 



