CONTENTS 



CHAPTER II. STRUCTURE AND CONSTITUTION OF THE BACTERIAL 



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(31. Chemical Composition of the < 



Wall 30 



32. Optical Properties of the Cell Wall 30 

 33. Zooglu-a Formation . . .31 

 34. Plaamolysis 32 



35. Structure of the Cell Contents . 33 

 ). Elementary Composition of the 



Bacterial Cell . . . .35 

 37. Quantitative and Qualitative Se- 

 lective Power . . . . j6 



CHAPTER III. POWER OF INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT IN BACTERIA. 



$ 38. Molecular Movement and Loco- 

 motion 37 



39. The Flagella or Cilia ... 37 



40. Histology of the Cilia . .39 

 41. Chemotaxis 40 



CHAPTER IV. VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION BY FISSION. 



42. Division in One Direction . . 42 

 43. Division in Two Directions . . 43 

 44. Division in Three Directions . 43 



45. Form of the Daughter-Cells . . 44 

 46. Division of the Nucleus . .44 

 47. Rate of Reproduction . . .44 



CHAPTER V. THE PERMANENT (REPRODUCTIVE) FORMS OR SPORES. 



48. Formation of Endospores . . 46 

 49. Alterations in the Form of the 



Mother-Cell .... 46 

 50. Number of Spores . . . .48 

 51. Form and Size of the Spores . 49 



52. Conditions Influencing Spore For- 

 mation 49 



53. Resisting Power of the Kndosporcs 49 



54. Behaviour of the Endospores to- 

 wards Dyes . . . '5 



55. Arthrospores . . . .51 



CHAPTER VI. THE GERMINATION OF THE ENDOSPORE. 



56. First Type i 



f 57. Second Type ..... 52 

 f 58. Third Type ..... 53 



52 59. Importance of this Process in the 



Classification of Bacteria . 



55 



Section II. General Biology and Classification of Bacteria. 



CHAPTER VI I. Tin; l'.\< IT-HI. \ INDKI; nn: Ixn.rKM-E OF PHYSICAL 



AGENCIES. 



60. Influence of Electricity 57 



f 6l. IntliHMicr of '|VnpT:ituri fold 



and Heat-loving Bacteria . 58 



62. Influence of Light Self-Furiti. n- 



tion of Kivi-r.- .... 60 



63. Influciu-f of Mechanical Shock, 



Gravity, and Gaseotm Pressure 63 



