224 PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY 



SOME BACTERIA PRODUCING DISEASES IN MAN OR THE 

 LOWER ANIMALS 



Organism Disease 



Staphylococcus pyogenes aureus : Boils, abscesses, carbuncles 



Streptococcus erysipelatis Erysipelas 



Micrococcus meningitidis Cerebrospinal meningitis 



Micrococcus gonorrhoea .'.... Gonorrhoea 



Micrococcus melitensis . : Malta fever 



Micrococcus catarrhalis Catarrh 



Bacillus anthracis Anthrax 



Bacterium diphtheria? Diphtheria 



Bacillus typhosus Typhoid fever 



Bacterium influenza? Influenza 



Bacillus tetani Tetanus 



Bacillus leprae -r Leprosy 



Bacillus chauvei " Blackleg" of cattle 



Bacillus aerogenes capsulatus Emphysernatous gangrene 



Bacterium tuberculosis Tuberculosis 



Bacterium mallei Glanders 



Streptococcus pneumonia) (Diplococcus pneumonia}) Pneumonia (croupous or 



fibrinous pneumonia) 



Spirillum cholera? asiatica? Cholera 



Spirillum obermeieri Relapsing fever 



Streptothrix (Actinomyces) bo vis Actinomycosis in cattle 



Some Bacteria Producing Diseases in Plants 



Actinomyces Myricarum Tubercles upon and lesions 



within Myrica and Comp- 

 tonia 



Bacterium tumefaciens Crown gall 



Bacterium savastanoi Olive knot 



Bacillus amylovorus Pear blight 



Pseudomonas juglandis Walnut blight 



Bacillus Solanacearum Wilt of Solanacea? 



Bacillus tracheiphilus Wilt of Cucurbits 



Pseudomonas Steward Wilt of Sweet Corn 



Mounting and Staining of Bacteria. The mounting and staining 

 of bacteria may be accomplished as follows: 



1. Take the square or round cover slip, which has been previously 

 cleaned, out of the alcohol pot. Dry it between filter paper. 



2. Hold it in the bacteriolgic forceps, which is so constructed that 

 a spring holds the cover slip firmly while an enlargement of the wire 



