FRIEDLANDER GROUP CONTINUED. 

 Bacterium capsulatum (STERNBERG) CHESTER. 



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SYNONYMS. Pfeiffer's capsule bacillus; Bacillus capsulatus 

 STERNBERG. 



EXPLANATORY. First described by Pfeiffer, who isolated it from 

 the blood of guinea pigs which died spontaneously. 



REFERENCES. Pfeiffer, Z. f . H. 1889, 6, 145 ; C. 129 ; L. & N. 228 ; 

 Mig. 2, 349. 



MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS: SKETCHES. 



1. FORM AND ARRANGEMENT: 



a. Bouillon 



1. Agar r. 



c. Gelatin 



d. Other media 







2. SIZE: 



2. STAINING POWERS: 



a. Aqueous gentian- violet 



6. Loeffler' a tnethylen-blue 



c. Gram's stain 



d. Special stains 



&, MOTILJT Y : 



a. Character of movement 



6. Flagella stain 



5. SPORES : 



6. SPECIAL CHARACTERS : 



a. Capsules 



6. Involution forms 



c. Deposits or vacuoles 



d. Pleomorphism 



