GENERAL INDEX. 
Abderhalden theory of anaphylaxis, 
141 
Abortin, 417 
Abortion, infectious, 415-418 
Abscess producing cocci, 287 
Absorption methods, 148, 150 
Acetone-insoluble antigen of Noguchi, 
161 
Achorion schoenleinii, 20, 617 
Acid broth, 225 
formation by bacteria, from cai-bo- 
hydrates, 71, 74-78 
from proteins, 71 
Acid-fast bacteria, 465-506 
distribution of, 106-107 
staining methods of, 205, 206 
Acidophilic bacteria, 106 
Aciduric bacteria, 106, 421, 422 
media for, 233 
Acquired immunity, 116 
Actinomyces, 610 
bovis, 610 
classification of, 611 
cultivation of, 612, 613 
maduraj, 614 
morphology of, 611 
pathogenesis of, 613 
Active immunity, 117 
Acute anterior poliomyelitis, 630 
contagious conjunctivitis, 460 
Adenoids, bacteria of, 99 
Aerobic bacteria, 40 
Aerobiosis, 40 
Agar, ascitic fluid, 231 
blood, 231 
clarification of, 218 
filtration of, 220 
glycerin, 228 
hormone, 228 
lactose-litmus, 231 
meat extract, 228 
infusion, 227 
oleate, 233 
preparation of, 227 
reaction of, 211-218 
steriUzation of, 220 
Agglutination reaction, 147, 247 
technique of, 152 
Agglutinin, chemistry of, 148 
flagella, 148-153 
I Agglutinin group, 150 
I method, 152-153 
properties of, 147, 149 
somatic, 148 
specificity of, 147, 150 
thread reaction of, 147 
1 Agglutinoid, 125, 147 
! Aggressin, 185 
Agitation, effect of, on bacteria, 44 
j Air, bacteria of, 703 
] borne infection, 91, 703 
Albert stain, 201 
Alcoholic fermentation, 75 
I Alexin, 157 
I Allantiasis, 521 
Allergy, 133-145 
I Amboceptor, 157 
; multiplicity of, 158 
Amines, formation of, by bacteria, 50, 
73, 74 
Amino-acids in bacteria, 60, 61 
effect on bacterial growth, 52 
utilization by bacteria, 52, 71 
Ammonia, formation of, by bacteria, 71 
Amylase, 49 
Anaerobic bacteria, 507-561 
cultivation of, 234, 236-244, 
507-561 
distribution of, 507 
isolation of, 234, 236-244, 508- 
509 
plectridial, 540, 548, 557 
Anaerobiosis, 40, 507, 508 
Anaphylactic shock, 133-138 
Anaphylactin, 136 
Anaphylactogen, 134, 136 
Anajjhylatoxin, 138 
Anaphylaxis, 133-145 
criteria for, 136 
definition of, 133 
in man, 142-145 
passive, 137 
prophylaxis for, 144 
specificity, 138 
theories of, 139-142 
Anatoxin, 429 
Andrade indicator, 230 
Angina, Plaut, 605 
ulcerosa, 605 
Vincent's, 605 
Anilin dyes, 198 
Animals, care of, 271 
