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Description of the saecharomyces. — In fresh preparations of the sputum the 

 organism appeared as oval, rounded budding cells. It was Gram positive. The 

 cultural characteristics are summarized in the following table. 



The cultural characters of the saecharomyces at S7°G. 



Medium. 



Per cent. 



Characters. 



Glucose-litmus broth 



1 Leevulose-litmus broth 



i Maltose-litmus broth 



Galactose-litmus broth 



Saccharose-litmus broth 



: Lactose-litmus broth 



Mannite-litmus broth 



Dulcite-litmus broth 



Dextrin-litmus broth 



Raffinose-litmus broth 



Arabi nose-litmus broth 

 Nutrose-Ktmus broth 



2 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



1 



1 



1 



1 



■ 1 



1 



Acid and gas. Thick pellicle. 



Do. 

 Practically no change. Thick white pellicle. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 No change. Delicate pellicle. 

 No change. Very delicate pellicle. 

 Practically no change. Thick white pellicle. 

 No change. Delicate pellicle. 

 No change. 



Clear, thin pellicle. Slight sediment at bottom of tube. 

 Clear, slight sediment at bottom of tube. Practically 



no growth. 

 White growth. Not liquefied. 

 Delicate whitish growth. (Delicate on saccharose and 



acid maltose-agar. ) 

 Very thick growth. 



Adonite-litmus broth 



Broth . 

























Description of the oidium-like fungi. — In fresh preparations of sputum, septate 

 mycelial tubes 3 to 4 fi in breadth were seen at the terminal end of each, of which 

 two to four shorter ovoid elements could often be observed; numerous free, oval, 

 roundish spores 4 to 8 /t were also seen. The organism was positive for Gram's 

 stain. On ordinary agar and various sugar agars the fungi grew abundantly, 

 producing roundish, thick, white, creamy colonies which later coalesce. The 

 cultural characteristics in various sugar media are collected in the following table, 

 in which for comparative purposes those of the saecharomyces are repeated. 



