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* Species more or less pathogenic. 



6. M. pyogenes var. albus Rosenbach. 



7. M. mastitis. 



8. M. polymyositis Martinotti. 

 ** Saprophytic species. 



f Gelatin colonies compact ; border entire — undulate. 



9. M. aethebius (Trev.) Fliigge. 



f f Gelatin colonies with lacerate-fimbriate borders. 



10. M. coronatus Fliigge. 



ftt Gelatin colonies not described. 



11. M. liquefaciens. 



b. Liquefaction of the gelatin takes place near the surface; i.e. 

 crateriform becoming stratiform. 



* Milk coagulated. 



12. M. simplex Wright. 



13. M. acidi-ladis Kriiger. 

 ** Milk not coagulated. 



14. M. xanthogenicus (Freire) Sternberg. 



2. Growth on potato yellowish — yellowish brown. 



15. M. Freudenreichii Guillebeau. 



16. M. radiatus Fliigge. 



3. No growth on potato. 



17. M. dissimilis Dyar. 



II. Liquefaction of the gelatin proceeds very slowly. 



A. Liquefaction takes place only on the surface, crateriform. 



1. Gelatin colonies very minute. 



18. M. ascoformans Johne. 



2. Growth on gelatin normal. 



19. M. albicans (Trev.) Bumm. 



20. M. aerogenes Miller. 



21. M.fmtidus Klammen. 



B. Liquefaction takes place in depth, infundibuliform. 



22. M. ahii. 



23. M. Rheni. 



6. M. pyogenes var. albus Rosenbach 



Wundinfectionskrankh. des Menschen, Wiesbaden, 1884. 

 Morphology. Cocci ± 0.8 /* ; occur singly and in clumps. 

 Gelatin colonies. Deep colonies: round-oval, yellow to brown, entire, finely 

 granular. Surf ace colonies : round, irregular, white, becoming 1.5 mm., and 



