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3. Growth on potato not stated. 



176. Bact. Miquelii (Kruse). 



B. Spores placed at the middle of the rods. 



1. Potato cultures red. 



177. Bact. thermophilum, IV (Rabinowitsch). 



2. Potato cultures gray, yellow, or brown. 



178. Bact. thermophilum, II (Rabinowitsch). 



179. Bact. thermophilum, VIII (Rabinowitsch). 



II. Grow at body temperatures and on media containing blood-serum. 



1 80. Bact. erythematis (Kruse). 



181. Bact. Colomiatii. 

 III. Do not grow below 22-25. 



182. Bact. laxa. 



171. Bact. thermophilum, I (Rabin.) 



B. thermophilus, I, Rabinowitsch: Zeitsch. f. Hygiene, XX, 1895, 154. 

 Morphology. Rods to filaments. 

 Agar colonies. At 62, coarsely granular, erose. 

 Potato. White colonies. 

 Habitat. Widely distributed. 



172. Bact. thermophilum, VII (Rabin.) : I.e. 

 Agar colonies. Granular, erose. 



Potato. Growth white to gray. 

 Habitat. Excrement. 



173. Bact. thermophilum, VI (Rabin.) : I.e. 



Agar colonies. Centres grayish green, border clear. 

 Potato. Growth moist gray. 

 Habitat. Excrement. 



174. Bact. thermophilum, HI (Rabin.) : I.e. 

 Morphology. Bacilli thick. 



Agar colonies. Small, entire. 

 Potato. Growth brown. 

 Habitat. Soil, milk, excrement. 



175. Bact. thermophilum, V (Rabin.) 



Agar colonies. Granular, colorless. 

 Potato. Growth gray brown, scanty. 

 Habitat. Excrement. 



