66 Synopsis of the Bacteria and Yeast Fungi. 



myces, but also contain Schizomycetes and the mycelia of moulds. 

 When cultivated, the Fungus forms long-jointed, richly branched threads; 

 at the upper end of each articulation there is usually a crown or bundle 

 of shorter cells, which are oval or round in form, and bud in their turn. 

 In other cases, all the cells of a bud-colony remain short, and assume 

 a rounded form. This Fungus excites alcoholic fermentation only in a 

 small degree. 



According to Grawitz (Virchow's , Archiv fur Path. Anat. und 

 JPhys., vol. Ixx. p. 557)) •5'. albicans is identical with S. Mycoderma. 



C. — Doubtful Species. 



90. S. guttulatus (Robin). 



Cryptococcus guttulatus, Robin (" Hist. Nat. V^g. 

 Paras.," p. 327). 

 Cells elliptic or elongated-ovate, t 5-24 ju. long, 5-8 /x thick, 

 brown, opaque, with two to four colourless drops, isolated or 

 from two to five together. Spore-formation unknown. 



In the oesophagus and intestines of mammals, birds, 

 and reptiles. 



[91. S. coprogenus, Saccardo et Speggazini ("Fungi 



Italici," fig. 911). 

 Effused, superficial, rather compact, dirty-rose colour; 

 conidia ovoid and then globose, 12-14 t^ long, lo-ii /* 



Fig. 70. — Saccharomyces coprogenus, X scx) (after Saccardo), 



broad, forming very short chains or solitary, often provided 

 with a tail-like appendage (? from germination), clouded 



