CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XX. 



Study of the Physiology of Bacteria — Temperature — Incubator? — 

 Thermal Death Point — Oxygen Relationships — Study of Physi- 

 ological Activities — Appearance of Growth on Culture Media 196 



CHAPTER XXI. 

 Animal Inoculation — Material for Bacteriological Examination 210 



PART IV. 

 GENERAL PATHOGENIC BACTERIOLOGY. 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Introduction — Infection — Acute Infection — Chronic Infection 

 — Specific — Non-specific — Koch's Postulates — Virulence — Sus- 

 ceptibility ... .213 



CHAPTER XXIII. . 



Pathogenic Bacteria Outside the Body — As Saprophytes — As 

 Facultative Saprophytes — ^Latent — Carriers 21S 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



Channels of Infection — Skin — Mucosae — Respiratory Tract — Ali- 

 mentary Tract — Dissemination in the Body — Paths of Elimi- 

 nation — Specificity of Location . . 22J 



CHAPTER XXV. 



Immuni ty — Natural — Artificial — Active — Passive — Production of 

 Immunity — Vaccine — ^Antiserum .... . 22S 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



Theories of Immunity — Pasteur — Chauvcau — Baumgartner — 

 Metchnikoff— Ehriich — Principles of Ehrlioh's Theory . 234 



