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Acknowledgments of author 2 



Apiary, diseases 30-46 



normal, bacteria found 12-30 



tabulation of micro-organisms 28 



technique for study of bacteria 7-13 



Aspergillus poUinis, probably not cause of ' ' pickle brood " 43, 45 



BaciUus A {B. mesentmcus?), description 13-14 



mistaken for BodKitgoZm — 3,29,33 



on combs in normal apiary 13,29 



on healthy adult honeybees IB 



cUvei, confusion with Bacillus A 3,29,33 



description 36-37 



discovery , 31 



distribution in infected hives 38-39,44-45 



European foul brood produced experimentally by inoculation. . 37-38 



name wrongly given to other bacteria 33-84 



not present in American foul brood 4,32 



present in European foul brood 3, 32, 35, 44 



so-called "New York bee disease" or "black brood" 3 



relation with Bacillus mesmtericus vulgatus 31 



B, description 15-16 



in pollen and intestine of healthy honeybees 15, 29 



cholerse mis, description 21-22 



in intestine of healthy honeybee 21,29 



doacse, description 19-20 



in intestine of healthy honeybee 19,29 



colt communis, description 20-21 



in intestine of healthy honeybee 20, 29 



j;, description 22-23 



in intestine of healthy honeybee 22,29 



gaytoni, considered by some as cause of paralysis of bees 44 



larvse, description ..., 42-43 



formerly termed Bacillus X. 40 



present in American foul brood 32,40,42,45 



mesentericus f (See BadUus A. ) 



mesentericus vulgatus, relation with Bacillus alvei 31 



milUi, not found in so-called "black brood" 44 



mbgastricus, description 23-24 



in intestine of healthy honeybee 23,29 



X=Bacillualarvss.... 40 



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