CONTENTS 



PART I 



Pages 

 Structure and Growth of Bacteria . . . 1-45 



CHAPTER I 



The Rise op Bacteriology 1-12 



Contagion — Discovery of bacteria — Spontaneous genera- 

 tion — Spontaneous generation disproved — The physiology 

 of bacteria — Bacteria as a cause of disease — The study 

 of bacteria — Anthrax bacillus — New methods of study — 

 Bacteriology and agriculture. 



CHAPTER II 



The Form and Structure of Bacteria 13-25 



Irregular forms — Shape — Size — Motility and organs of 

 motion — Zoogloea — Rate of increase — Conditions that 

 retard bacterial growth — Spores — Spores as a means of 

 preservation — Spore formation — Vitality of spores — 

 Classes of bacteria — Sterilization and pasteurization — 

 Intermittent sterilization. 



CHAPTER III 



The Chemistry of the Bacterial Cell . ' 26-29 



The cell-wall and its contents— Content of the proto- 

 plasm — The absorption of food. 



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