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FUNGI IMPERFECTI 



Remarks. — This fungus was isolated from stools in cases of sprue 

 and from the sputum in cases of chronic bronchitis. 



Oidium matalense Castellani, 1915. 



Definition. — -Oidium producing a white growth 

 on glucose agar. It turns milk sometimes slightly 

 acid, without the formation of a clot, or it may 

 have no effect. Gelatine is not liquefied, nor is 

 any gas produced in carbohydrate media. 



Family 3: EnantiothamnacetE Chalmers 

 and Archibald, 19 15. 



Definition —Blastosporinese with a thallus 

 composed of ramifying hyphse, with regular septa, 

 which easily disappear, thus dissociating the seg- 

 ments, which are 2-2-5 microns broad. The 

 conidia are arranged verticillately around the 

 septa. 



Remarks. — 'This family contains only one genus, 

 Enantiothamnus Pinoy, 1911. The name is derived 

 from kvavTio^, ' opposite,' and Odfiuos, ' a shrub.' 



Genus Enantiothamnus Pinoy, 1911. 



Definition— Enantiothamnaceae with the char- 

 acters of the family. 



Remarks. — There is only one species so far 

 known, Enantiothamnus hraulti Pinoy, 1911. 



Fig. 576. — Oidium 

 matalense Cas- 

 tellani. Cul- 

 ture. 



Enantiothamnus braulti Pinoy, 

 19TI. 



Definition.— Enant-Othamnus with oval 

 conidia 2-2-5 by 1-1-5 microns. 



Habitat. — -Parasitic in man. 



Remarks. — This fungus was discovered 

 by Brault in umbilicated tumours con- 

 taining pus, in the gluteal region of an 

 Arab in Algiers. 



On Sabouraud's agar the colonies 

 are white, with a yellowish central 

 portion. 



Pathogenicity. — Produces tumours and 

 pus in man, and is pathogenic for 

 guinea-pigs. 



Family 4: Haplographiace^ Saccardo, i 



Definition, — ^Blastosporineae with hypha? manifest and distinct 

 from the conidia, which are usually arranged in chains, or, in para- 

 sitic condition in man, in grape-like masses. 



Fig. 577. 



Enantiothamnus 

 hraulti Pinoy. 

 (After Brault and Pinoy.) 



