INDEX OF SUBJECTS 



2 79 



Bacillus pyocyaneus, pigment production 

 of, 126 



staining of, 126 



virulence of, 127 



smegmatis. See Smegma bacillus, 

 subtilis, 141 

 tetani. See Tetanus, 

 tuberculosis, avian, bovine and human 



types of. See Tubercle bacillus, 

 typhi-exanthematici, 169 

 typhosus. See Typhoid, 

 xerosis, 90 

 Bacteria, 8 



acid formation by, 1 29 



acid fast stains for, 19 



acid and alcohol fast stains for, 19-20 



aerobic, 6 



agents injurious to. See Sterilization 



and disinfection, 

 anaerobic, 6, 53 

 as causes of disease, 263 

 attenuated or dead bacteria used for 



immunization. See Vaccine, 

 biological consideration of. See Individ- 

 ual organisms, 

 chromogenic, 55, 126, 143 

 classification of, 4 



morphological, 4 



staining, 15, 19 

 cultivation of, by aerobic methods, 50 



by anaerobic methods, 53, 54 

 destruction of. See Sterilization and 



disinfection, 

 discovery of, i 

 differentiation of, by cultural methods, 51 



by fermentation, 118, 119 

 enzymes produced by, 259, 260 

 gas formation by, 52 

 gram negative, 16, 17 

 gram positive, 16, 17 

 indol production by, 52 

 isolation of, 54 

 life of, 6 



liquefaction of gelatin by. See Indi- 

 vidual organisms, 

 occurrence of, i 

 parasitic, definition of, 7 

 pathogenic, definition of, 7 

 pigment production by, 55, 126, 143 

 propagation of, by fission, 4 

 reproduction of, 4 

 saprophytic, definition of, 6 

 spore formation of, 5, 6, 8 

 staining of, 19 



Bacteria, structure of, 5-8 



thermal death points of, 39 



virulence of, 260 

 Bacteriacese, 4 



Bacteriological examination of blood cultures, 

 98, 114 



cat-gut, 179 



feces, 99, 116 



fluid, 178 



milk, 176 



quinine, 179 



sputum, 13, 97 



unknown culture, 13, 178 



urine, 98-116 



water, 173 

 Bacteriology, development and early history 



of, i 



Bacteriolysins, 267 

 Bacterium, 4 

 Beggiatoa, genus, 5 

 Beggiatoaceae, 5 

 Bichloride of mercury, 24, 33 

 Bile medium, 42 

 Bismarck brown, 19 

 Blastomycetes. See Yeast. 

 Blood agar, 45 



media, 45 



serum (Loeffler), 45 



staining of, 21 



Bordet-Gengou bacillus, consideration of, 78 

 Botulism, 130 

 Bouillon, 41 

 Bovine tuberculosis, bacillus of. See Tubercle 



bacillus. 



Brilliant green, as an antiseptic, 33 

 Broth used for culture media, 41 



calcium carbonate, 42 



glycerin, 41 



meat extract, 41 



meat infusion, 41 



sugar, 41 



Calcium carbonate broth, 42 

 Calumette's ophthalmo test, 218 

 Capsule, staining of, in bacteria, 2 1 

 surrounding of bacteria by a, 5 

 Carbol-fuchsin, 20 

 Carbolic acid, as disinfectant, 28, 33 

 Carbolic acid coefficient, 185 

 Carbuncles, 202 

 Carrel-Dakin solution, 25 

 Cell receptors, various forms as explained in 



Ehrlich's theory, 269 

 Chancre, examination of, 152, 208 



