2924 TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
On 5rd December, 1908, the experiment was brought 
to an end, when I collected a sample from each box 
myself. The shell-fish were taken at noon, 3rd December, 
1908, were stored in sterile tins, packed round with ice, 
from 6 p.m. to 11 a.m. on the following morning, when 
they were analysed. The results are :— 
Conway QUARANTINE EXPERIMENT: MusseELs RELAID FOR 
SIXTEEN Days on Morra Beasacu: Nos. or ‘** COLON-LIKE ” 
BACTERIA PER 0-1 c.c. OF STOMACH JUICES. 
er wei | 
Mussel. No. of Red Colonies. No. of White Colonies. 
] 7 
| 2 10 | 
SAMPLE I | 9 _ No white colonies 
tyre. 120 on any plate 
| ae 250 | 
wed if 
| 
7 120 | 
| 8 120 | 
Sameuu II 9 40 No white colonies 
10 100 on any plate 
| 11 | Sterile 
12 60 
| 
, 13. | Numerous and fused ; | 
| no change | 
| 14 | Numerous and fused ; 
no change No white colonies 
Sample IIT | 15 25 on any plate 
16 | About 250 
Vi ae ae 
| 18 150 | 
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