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Streptococcus moiic (Cohn) Trev. Gen., 31. 



Micrococcus ureae Cohn Beitr. I., 2 158 t. 3 f. 4. 1875. 



Cocci globose, 1-1.2 fi in diani., aggregate or concatenate in short moniliform 



filaments. 

 In urine. 



3. LAMPKOPKIMA Sciiroeter Pilzo Schlesiens 15L 188G. 



Cells in fours, imbedded in a gelatinous matrix, division in two direel i< in- 

 forming regular colonies. 

 Etymology: Greek fa/nrpog, bright, and jrediov, plane. 



Lampropedia litoralis (Oerst.) De Toni & Trev. in Sacc. Syll. Pang. VI 1 1.. 1049. 



1889. 

 Erythroconis litoralis Oerst. Nat. Tidskr. III., 555. 1840-11. 

 Sarcina litoralis Winter Pilze 50. 1834. 



Cocci globose or rotund, 1-1 >£ ft diam., regularly four, rarely six, in a Family; 



colonies large, 250-300 /i wide; matrix dense, hyaline. 

 In stagnant water from salt marshes. 



4. BACTERIUM Ehrenb. Abh. Akad. Berl. 1830. 



Cells very short, ellipsoid, rarely cylindrical, motile or nou motile, often im 



bedded in a gelatinous matrix and forming zoogloea. 

 Etymology: Greek ^aicnjpwv, staff. 



Bacterium termo (O. P. Muell.) Ehbb. 1. c. 



Monas termo O. P. Muell, Infus. t. 1. f. 1. 1780. 



Cells short, cylindrical, l-1.5x.8-1.2 ,«, motile or more commonly aggregated 



into dense zoogloea. 

 In putrid matter. 



Bacterium aceti (Kuetz.) Lanzi N. Giorn. Bot. Ital. 1876, p 257. 

 Ulvina aceti Kuetz. Phyc. Gen. 149. 1843. 



Cells elongate, 3 /z long, non-motile, forming a zoogli tea composed of Homer 



ous filaments of loosely attached cells. 

 In alcohol and in vinegar. 



5. BACILL US Cohn Beitr. 1,2, 173. 1872. 



Cells cylindrical, straight or curved, motile, filaments preseni at tiino of 

 spore-formation, falling into small cells as soon as the endogenous spore 

 is formed. 



Etymology: Latin bacilhis, a little staff. 



Bacillus sorglii Kellerman Bui. Exp. Stn. Kan. Agr. ColL, a. 5, 291. PI IV. 



Figs. 1-3. 1888. 

 Cells variable, cylindrical, 1.3-4x.5 1.2 u, single, binate, or even catenate when 



old, spores ovate or oblong, 1 L2x.6 

 In roots, culms, and leaves of Andropogon sorghum, A. son/hum halapenai* 



and A. nutans. 



Bacillus ulna Cohn. 1. c. 177, t. 3 f. L5. 



Cells cylindrical, 8-10x1-1.5 u, moi Lie, single or united into a net-like e togloea 



spores ovoid, 2-2.8x1 y.. 

 In old yeast cultures. 



