CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 



SECTION PAGE 



1. Introduction 1 



2. Forms of Bacteria 3 



3. The Size and Distribution op Bacteria 11 



4. Do Bacteria belong to the Vegetable or to the Animal 



Kingdom? 12 



5. The Internal Structure and Contents op the Bacterial Cell 13 



CHAPTER II. 



1. The Cilia op Bacteria - 18 



General nature— development of oilia — nature of motility. 



2. Cell-Division 22 



Division in Baeteriaeeae — division in Coooaeeae — division in 

 Spirillaoeae — division in Thread-baoteria. 



3. Spores 26 



Development of endospore — structure of endospore — contents 

 of endospore and conditions of spore-formation — spore-germina- 

 tion — oonidia- and gonidia-formation. 



CHAPTER III. 



1. Various Growth-Forms op Bacteria - 36 



2. Physiological Variations 39 



3. Relations op Bacteria among themselves 41 



4. Methods op Pure Culture - 45 



5. Methods op Examination op Bacteria 48 



