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— Cytolysins, including bacteriolysins and hemoly- 

 sins — Constitution of Cytolysins — Complement 

 fixation in the diagnosis of disease — Opsonins and 

 phagocytosis- — Detention of opsonin — Opsonic index 

 — The presence of opsonins in antisera — Significance 

 of opsonins in immunity — Hypersusoeptibility or 

 anaphylaxis — Examples of natural anaphylaxis — 

 Desensitization — Utilization of the anaphylactic 

 shock in disease diagnosis. 



XXII. MiCBOOBGANISMS OF THE BODY IN HEALTH AND DIS- 

 EASE 305 



Bacteria of the body — How bacteria gain admission to 

 the tissues of the body. Infection atria — How bac- 

 teria leave the body— The types of diseases produced 

 by microorganisms. 



XXIII. NoNSEPTic Inflammation and Supptjhation — The 



Genera Streptococcus and Staphylococcus 309 



Inflammation — Suppuration — Nonspecific inflamma- 

 tion — Streptococcus pyogenes — Synonym — Mor- 

 phology — Distribution — Culture — Physiology — 

 Pathogenesis — Focal infections — Immunity — Sta- 

 phylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus albus — 

 Synonyms — Morphology and staining characters — 

 Distribution — Cultural characters — Physiology — 

 Pathogenesis — Immunity . 



XXIV. Pneumonia, Meningitis and Gonorrhea — The Spe- 



cific Pyogenic Cocci — The Genera Diplococcus 



AND Neisseria 321 



Diplococcus pneumoniae — Synonyms — Distribution — 

 Morphology — Cultural characters — Physiology — 

 Pathogenesis — Bacteriological diagnosis — Immu- 

 nity — Neisseria gonorrhoeae — Synonyms — Mor- 

 phology — Culture — Physiology — Pathogenesis — 

 Bacteriological diagnosis — Immunity — Neisseria 

 meningitidis — Synonyms — Morphology — Physi- 

 ology — Pathogenesis — Bacteriological diagnosis — 

 Immunity. 



XXV. The Colon-typhoid Series of Bacteria. The Gen- 

 bra Bacterium and Proteus 33I 



The colon or colon aerogenes subgroup of bacteria 



Bacterium coli — Synonym — Distribution — Morphol- 

 ogy — Cultural characters — Physiology — Pathogene- 

 sis — Recognition — Intermediate or enteritidis sub- 

 group — Bacterium cholerae-suis — Synonyms — 



