INDEX. 



Abrin, pathogenic action of, and immu- 

 nity from, 259 



Abscesses, formation of, 217, 264 

 Acetone, germicidal value of, 189 

 Acetic acid, production of, 130 



germicidal value of, 174 

 Acids, production of, 129 



germicidal action of, 172 

 Acne contagiosa of horses, bacillus of, 



478 

 At s roscope of Maddox, 543 ; of Hesse, 



545 

 Agar-agar jelly, 43 



methods of filtering, 44 

 Agar-gelatin, 43 



Agua coco as a culture medium, 39 

 Air, bacteria in, 541 

 Alcohol, germicidal value of, 189 

 Alkalies, germicidal value of, 175 

 Alopecia, bacteria in, 514 

 Alum, antiseptic value of, 180 

 Aluminum acetate, antiseptic value of, 



180 



Ammonia, germicidal value of, 176 

 Ammonium carbonate, germicidal value 



of, 180 

 Anaerobic bacilli, pathogenic, 482 



non- pathogenic, 687 



cultivation of, 78 

 Aniline oil, antiseptic value of, 190 



dyes, germicidal value of, 189 

 Anthrax, 327 



bacillus, chemical products of, 333 



bacillus, toxalbumin of, 332 



bacillus, formation of spores, 331 

 Antiseptics, action of, 156 



comparative value of, 178 

 Antiseptic value, method of determin- 

 ing, 156, 157 

 Antitoxine of pneumonia, 257, 308 



of tetanus, 256 

 Antitoxines, 256 

 Arnold's steam sterilizer, 54 

 Arsenious acid, germicidal value of, 175 

 Arthrospores, 116 

 Ascobacillus citreus, 634 

 Ascococcus, generic characters, 17 



Billrothii, 618 



Johnei, 315 



72 



Aseptol, germicidal value of, 190 

 Atmospheric bacteria, 541 



methods of collecting, 541-560 

 general results of researches made, 



550 



list of species found, 552 

 Miquel's method of collecting, 546 ; 



Petri's method, 548 

 soluble filter for collection of, 549 

 Attenuation of virulence, 123, 233 

 by antiseptic agents, 124 

 by cultivation in blood of immune 



animal, 125 

 by heat, 124 



Bacilli, general characters of, 18 



morphology of, 23 

 Bacillus, generic characters, 18 



acidiformans, 449 



acidi lactici, 645 



of acne contagiosa of horses, 478 



aBrogenes capsulatus, 731 



aerophilus, 672 



of Afanassiew, 469 



agilis oitreus, 733 



albus, 645 



albus anafirobiescens, 729 



albus cadaveris, 473 



albus putidus, 675 



allantoides, 680 



allii, 629 



alvei, 477 



amylozyma, 718 



anae"robicus liquefaciens, 693 



anthracis, 328 



aquatilis, 666 



aquatilis sulcatus No. I., 646 



aquatilis sulcatus No. II., 647 



aquatilis sulcatus No. III., 647 



aquatilis sulcatus No. IV., 648 



aquatilis sulcatus No. V. , 648 



arborescens, 633 



argenteo-phosphorescens No. I., 659 



argenteo-phosphorescens No. II., 659 



argenteo-phosphorescens No. III., 

 660 



argen teo- pi i osphorescens 1 iq uef a- 

 cieiis, 661 



aurantiacus, 620 



