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Bacillus oedematis Zopf. 



Synonyms. Bacillus of malignant oedema Bacillus oedematis- 

 maligni Zopf. 



Explanatory. First described by Pasteur in 1877. "Widely 

 distributed in soil and putrefying material. Few cases on record 

 of infection in man. 



Repkrences. Zopf, Spaltpilze, 1885, 88 ; A. 522 ; C. 292 ; Fl. 2, 

 234 ; I-I. 326 ; K. & W. II, 619 ; L. & N. 341 ; Mig. 604 ; M. & R. 393 ; 

 Me.F. 587; P. 543; S. 488. 



Morphological characters ; 



1. Form and akrangbment: 

 a. Bouillon 



Sketches. 



&. Agar . 



c. Gelatin - 



d. Other media. . 



2. Size: '. 



3. Staining powers : 



II. Aqueous gentian- violet. . 

 b- Loefller's methylen-blue. 



c. Grain's stain 



d. Special stains 



4. Motility: 



a. Character of movement. . , 

 6. Plagella stain 



5. Spokes: 



6. Special characters : — 



a. Capsules 



b. Involution forms 



c. Deposits or vacuoles.. 



d. Pleomorphism 



