THE BACTERIOLOGY OF THE OYSTER AND OTHER SHELLFISH. 47 
Table shoioing nujiiber of Colon-like Orga?iisiiis isolated from 48 batches of Oysters. 
Source 
No. of Colonies. 
BaciHus isolated 
giving following reactions. 
of 
Oysters. 
Agar. 
Silt-water 
Gelatine. 
l-'ermeiua- 
tion. 
! Indol. 
Coagula- 
tion. 
KI. 
Gelatine. 
Motility. 
(-A. 
d B. 
nr.- 
Shop 2 
4 
» 5 
0 
0 
0 
I 
6 
( 108 
- 1,040 
I 390 
455 
r - 
102 
, 350 
12 
1,170 
Not made. 
Active. 
Active. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Very motile 
B. coli. 
N ot looked ior. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
6 
„ 7 
,s 
\' 
M 8 
i> 9 
„ ID 
I) 13 
14 
>- 15 
„ 16 
18 
19 
„ 20 
„ 21 
„ 22 
» 23 
» 24 
„ 25 
„ 26 
„ 29 
» 30 
i 3 
1 70 
1 65 
[ 260 
/ 195 
\ 520 
1 65 
\ 70 
( 650 
1 260 
r 150 
I 195 
f 6 
I 2 
f ICQ 
I 5 
r 20 
\ 70 
25 
I 
265 
I GO 
35 
IS 
40 
5 
325 
50 
63 
3,025 
2,330 
13,000 
1,755 
2,330 
3,025 
6,500 
13,000 
8,775 
'7,550 
20,475 
2,925 
Active. 
Active. 
Active. 
Active. 
Active. 
None. 
Active. 
Active. 
Active. 
Active. 
.\ctive. 
Active. 
Active. 
Active. 
None. 
None. 
Marked. 
None. 
Marked. 
None. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Marked. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
Motile. 
1 )ecolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
Decolorized. 
