CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



INTRODUCTION HISTORY THE PLACE OF MICROORGANISMS IN 



NATURE . , .... . ........ 17 



CHAPTER II. 



GENERAL MORPHOLOGY REPRODUCTION CHEMICAL AND 



PHYSICAL PROPERTIES . .. -. ' 22 



CHAPTER III. 



GENERAL BIOLOGY, INCLUDING THE CHEMICAL CHANGES 



WROUGHT BY BACTERIA . . .... . . ... 32 



CHAPTER IV. 



METHODS OF STUDYING MICROORGANISMS STERILIZATION BY 



HEAT . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . 37 



CHAPTER V. 



DESTRUCTION OF BACTERIA BY CHEMICALS AND THEIR PRAC- 

 TICAL USE ..V . ..".;. ..." . < 49 



CHAPTER VI. 

 THE RELATION OF BACTERIA TO DISEASE IMMUNITY ... 59 



CHAPTER VII. 



PREPARATIONS FOR AND PROCURING OF SPECIMENS FOR BAC- 

 TERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION ......... 73 



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