FAMILY LACTOBACTERIACEAE 



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nizzi, in Pollacci, Tratt. Micopat . Umana, 

 4, 1934, 42: Fiisiformis ramosus Topley 

 and Wilson, Princ. Bact. and Immun., 

 2nd ed., 1936, 358; Hauduroy et al., Diet, 

 d. Bact. Path., 1937, 71 regard Bacillus 

 poeciloides {Euhacterium poeciloides) 

 as a sj^nonym; Prevot, Ann. Inst Past., 

 60, 1938, 296.) Commonly found in 

 appendicitis. 



2. Ramibactcrium ramosoides (Riine- 

 berg) Prevot. (Bacillus ramosoides 

 Riineberg, Arb. a. d. path. Inst. d. Univ. 

 Helsingfors, ^, 1908, 271, see Cent. f. 

 Bakt., I Abt., Ref., 43, 1909, 665; Prevot, 

 Ann. Inst. Past., 60, 1938, 296.) From 

 peritoneal fluid in appendicitis. 



3. Ramihacterium pseudoraniosum 

 (Distaso) Prevot. (Bacillus pseudo- 

 raynosus Distaso, Cent. f. Bakt., I Abt., 

 Orig., 63, 1912, 441; Bacteroides pseudo- 

 ramosus Bergey et al.. Manual, 1st ed., 

 1923, 259; Pr(5vot, Ann. Inst. Past., 



60, 1938, 296.) From human feces. 



Getius IV. Cillobacterium Prevot. 

 (Ann. Inst. Past., 60, 1938, 294.) 



Motile, straight or curved rods. Peri- 

 trichous. Not capsulatcd. Gram-posi- 

 tive. Anaerobic. 



1. Cillohactcrium moniliformc (Re- 

 paci) Prevot. (Bacillus moniliformis 

 Repaci, Compt. rend. Soc. Biol., Paris, 



61, 1910, 216; Prevot, Ann. Inst. Past.. 

 60, 1938, 296.) From the respiratory 

 system. 



2. Cillobacterium endocarditis (Rou- 

 tier and Braunberger) Prevot. (Bacille 

 BG, Routier and Braunberger, Compt. 

 rend. Soc. Biol., Paris, 115, 1934, 611; 

 Prevot, Ann. Inst. Past., 60, 1938, 296.) 

 From febrile endocarditis. 



3. Cillobacterium meningitis Prevot. 

 (Stamm S. V., Ghon, Mucha and Miiller, 

 Cent. f. Bakt., I Abt., Orig., 41, 1906, 

 145 and 693; Prevot, Ann. Inst. Past., 

 60. 1938, 297.) From meningitis follow- 

 ing chronic otitis. 



4. Cillobacterium spatuliforme Prevot 

 (see Bacillus tenuis spatuliformis Dis- 

 taso). Said to belong to Bacillus welchii 

 group but no spores observed. 



5. Cillobacterium multiforme Prevot 

 (see Bacillus multiformis Distaso) . Said 

 to belong to Bacillus welchii group but 

 no spores observed. 



Genus V. Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen. 

 (Orla-Jensen, Le Lait, 4, 1924, 469; 

 Bifidibactcrium (sic) Prevot, Ann. Inst. 

 Past., 60, 1938, 303.) 



Xon -motile rods which may be swollen. 

 The ends may be bifurcate or double bi- 

 furcate. Gram-positive. Anaerobic. 

 This genus is regarded as one of four 

 genera of lactic acid, rod-shaped bacteria 

 by Orla-Jensen, and he states that the 

 organisms in the genus form dextro 

 rotatory lactic acid. It is placed in the 

 Order Actinomycetales by Prevot. 



1. Bijidibacterium bijidum (Tissier) 

 Prevot. (Prevot, Ann. Inst. Past., 60, 

 1938, 303.) See Lactobacillus bifidus 

 (Tissier) Holland. 



2. Bijidibacterium appendicitis Prevot. 

 (Bacillus a Lotti, Ann. Ig. Sper., 19, 

 1909, 75; Prevot, Ann. Inst. Past., 60, 

 1938, 303.) From an infected appen- 

 dix. 



3. Bijidibacterium constellatum (White) 

 Prevot. (Bacillus constellatus White, 

 Jour. Path, and Bact., U, 1921, 69; 

 Prevot, Ann. Inst. Past., 60, 1938, 

 303.) From the intestine of bees. 



4. Bijidibacterium intestinalis Prevot. 

 (Bacillus intestinalis tuberculiformis 

 Jacobsen. Also uses Bacillus tuberculi- 

 formis and Bacillus tuberculiformis in- 

 testinalis, Ann. Inst. Past., 32, 1908, 

 315; Prevot, Ann. Inst. Past., 60, 1938, 

 303.) From feces of an infant. 



5. Bifidibacterium cornutum (Distaso) 

 Prevot. (Bacillus cornutus Distaso, 

 Cent. f. Bakt., I Abt., Orig., 62, 1912, 

 443; Bacteroides cormdus Castellani and 

 Chalmers, Man. Trop. Med., 1919, 960; 

 Prevot, Ann. Inst. Past., 60, 1938, 303.) 

 From human mouth and intestine. 



6. Bijidibacterium bifurcatum Prevot. 

 (Bacillus bifurcatus gazogenes Chouk6- 

 vitch, Ann. Inst. Past., 22, 1911, 348; 

 Prevot, Ann. Inst. Past., 60, 1938, 303.) 

 From intestine of a horse. 



