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CHAPTER II. — Development in Different Media. 



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§ 1. — R6le op Bacteria in Fermentations .... 137 



Acetic Fermentation 139 



Ammoniacal Fermentation 142 



Lactic and Butyric Fermentation 144 



§ 2. — R6le in Putrefaction and Nitrification . . 148 



§ 3. — Role in Virulent Affections 152 



Septicemia 152 



Charbon 158 



Variola 167 



Scarlatina 169 



Measles 169 



Diphtheria 170 



Typhoid Fever 171 



Glanders, Farcy 171 



Endocarditis 173 



§ 4. — Role in Surgical Lesions 175 



Exposed to the Air 176 



Closed 178 



Therapeutic Deductions 185 



Conclusions 188 



Bibliography 191 



Index 223 



