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been repressed. It appeared distinctly as a disease-yeast 

 causing turbidity in beer. 



As previously mentioned, the spores of this fungus resemble 

 those of Endomyces decipiens, and a relationship possibly exists 

 between the two. As yet, however, no proof has been forth- 

 coming in support of this assumption. 



SACCHAROMYCES CONGLOMERATUS (REESS). 



This species is described by REESS as follows : " Round 

 budding cells, of 5 to 6 /m diameter, united in clusters, which 

 are formed from two old cells which, before budding in the 

 direction of their common longitudinal axis, usually throw 

 out simultaneously several buds as branches. The asci 

 very frequently remain united in pairs, or each united to a 

 vegetative cell. Spores 2 to 4, which on germination again 

 give rise to clusters. Occurs on decaying grapes and in 

 wine-yeast at the commencement of fermentation. Fermen- 

 tative action doubtful." 



In HANSEN'S cultures of film-formations of the Saccharo- 

 mycetes, colonies having this appearance were found in old 

 films of the six species first investigated. But as HANSEN 

 never found a definite species among his cultivations which 

 could be identified with REESS'S SaccJiaromyces conglomerate, 

 he is inclined to assume that the cell-colonies of the different 

 Saccharomycetes, just described, are identical with this species. 



In conclusion we must allude to a truly parasitical organism 

 discovered by REMACK and ROBIN, and subsequently more 

 closely examined by BUSCALIONI, viz. : 



SACCHAROMYCES GUTTULATUS (BUSCAL.) (CRYPTOCOCCUS 

 GUTTUL, ROB.), 



which lives and multiplies in the intestinal canal of various 

 mammals, birds, and reptiles. The growth consists of very 

 large, oblong, or ellipsoidal cells, dark in colour and about 

 20 M in length. Spore-formation was observed in the excre- 

 ments of rabbits. The spores are oblong, about the same 



