LO8 Report 
or DEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY OF THE 
The basis upon which the group number is computed ac- 
cording to, the Society card of 1907, is given in Table I. 
TABLE I, 
A NUMERICAL SYSTEM OF RECORDING THE SALIENT CHARACTERS OF AN 
100. 
200. 
10. 
moO bo 
O1 
.02 
.03 
.04 
O01 
.002 
.003 
.004 
.0001 
.0002 
.0003 
.00001 
.00002 
.00003 
00004 
.00005 
. 00006 
.00007 
.00008 
.00009 
.00000 
.000001 
.000002 
.000003 
.0000001 
.0000002 
.0000003 
.0000004 
ORGANISM. (GROUP NUMBER.) 
Endospores produced 
Endospores not produced 
Aerobic (Strict) 
Facultative anaerobic 
Anaerobic (Strict) 
Gelatin liquefied 
Gelatin not liquefied 
Acid and gas from dextrose 
Acid without gas from dextrose 
No acid from dextrose 
No growth with dextrose 
Acid and gas from lactose 
Acid without gas from lactose 
No acid from lactose 
No growth with lactose 
Acid and gas from saccharose 
Acid without gas from saccharose 
No acid from saccharose 
No growth with saccharose 
Nitrates reduced with evolution of gas 
Nitrates not reduced 
Nitrates reduced without gas formation 
Fluorescent 
Violet chromogens 
Blue 
Green 
Yellow 4 
Orange : 
Red 7 
Brown * 
Pink . 
Non-chromogenic 
Diastasic action on potato starch, strong 
Diastasic action on potato starch, feeble 
Diastasic action on potato starch, absent 
Acid and gas from glycerine 
Acid without gas from glycerine 
No acid from glycerine 
No growth with glycerine 
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The genus, according to the system of Migula, is given its proper symbol, which 
precedes the number, thus: 
BACILLUS corr (Esch.) Mig. becomes By 222 <a Lila 
BACTERIUM SUICIDA Mig. Bact. 222.232203 
PSEUDOMONAS CAMPESTRIS (Pam.) Sm. : 4g Ps... 211. 3838251 
BACILLUS ALCALIGENES Petr. rf L; 212 -Sodsue 
