OEDEMA GrROOP CONTINUED. 



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Bacillus oedematis ZOPF. 



SYNONYMS. Bacillus of malignant oedema; Bacillus oedematis- 

 maligni ZOPF. 



EXPLANATORY. First described by Pasteur in 1877. Widely 

 distributed in soil and putrefying material. Few cases on record 

 of infection in man. 



REFERENCES. Zopf, Spaltpilze, 1885, 88; A. 522; C. 292; Fl. 2, 

 234 ; H. 326 ; K. & W. II, 619 ; L. & N. 341 ; Mig. 604 ; M. & R. 393 ; 

 Mc.F. 587 ; P. 543 ; S. 488. 



MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS : 



SKETCHES. 



1. FORM AND ARRANGEMENT: 



. Bouillon , 



&. Agar 



c. Gelatin 



d. Other media 



2. SIZE: 



3. STAINING POWERS: 



a. Aqueous gentian- violet.. 



b. Loeffler's methylen-blue. 



c. Gram's stain 



d. Special stains 



4. MOTILITY : 



a. Character of movement.. 



b. Flagella stain 



5. SPORES : 



6. SPECIAL CHARACTERS: 



a. Capsules 



&. Involution forms 



c. Deposits or vacuoles 



d. Pleomorphism 



