MONILIA 



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Monilia fsecalis (Castellani, 1911). 



Synonym. — Endomyces fcecalis Castellani, 1911. 



Found in intestinal contents by Castellani. Milk is rendered 

 first acid, then decolourized, and, later, slightly peptonized. Gela- 

 tine is not liquefied; serum is not liquefied, but a brownish pigmenta- 

 tion develops on the medium all round the growth. For sugar re- 

 actions see the table (p. 1082). 



Monilia insolita (Castellani, 1911). 



Synonym. — -Endomyces insolitus Castellani, 191 1. 



Found in stools and in the saliva. The milk is rendered first 

 slightly acid, then alkaline. On serum a zone of dark pigmentation 

 develops on the surface of the mediumi round the growth. The 

 medium is not liquefied. For other cultural characters see the 

 table. 



Monilia intestinalis (Castellani, 1911). 



Synonym. — Endomyces intestinalis Castellani, 1911. 



Found in stools and saliva by Castellani. Colonies on solid 

 media white. Milk first rendered acid, then slowly decolourized. 

 The growth on serum is not surrounded by a zone of dark pigmenta- 

 tion. Further cultural characters are found in the table (p. 1082). 



Monilia alba (Castellani, 1911). 



Clots milk. Produces acid and gas in glucose, levulose, maltose, 

 galactose, and acid only in saccharose. Does not liquefy gelatine 

 or serum. 



Monilia rhoi (Castellani, 1909). 



^^TOiOVi'^m,— Endomyces rhoi Castellani, 1909. 

 Found by Castellani in Ceylon in several cases of otomycosis, 

 and once in a sample of tea. In the ear the fungus forms a whitish 



