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BACILLUS FLUORESCENS PUTIDTJS. Fliigge. 



FLUORESCING BACILLUS OF WATER. 



Origin. Putrid media, water. 



Form. Short, small rods, with rounded ends. 



Motility. Very actively motile. 



Speculation. No spores observed. 



Anilin Dyes. Stain readily. 



Growth. Rapid . 



Gelatin Plates. Deep colonies are small, round, finely granular. Surface 

 colonies spread rapidly and form at first a very thin plaque, with irregular, 

 wavy border, which shows markings. Later a bluish green color diffuses 

 through the surrounding gelatin. Odor of trimethylamine. No liquefaction. 



Stich Cultures. No growth in lower part of tube. Surface of gelatin, 

 covered with grayish white growth, while the fluorescing pigment gradually 

 diffuses downward into the gelatin. 



Streak Cultures. On agar, a moist, spreading growth. The agar becomes 

 colored, but later the color fades. On potatoes, a thin grayish or brownish, 

 moist growth lorms. 



Oxygen requirements. Aerobic. 

 Temperature. Ordinary room temperature is best. 

 Behavior to Gelatin. Does not liquefy. 

 Pathogenesis. Without action. 



