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INDEX TO VOLUME 37

Arratum: Owing to error, pages 587-244 both inclusive were omitted from thepagination of Volume 37. The volume is nevertheless complete; no pages of textare actually missing.

Absorption, The, of bacteriophage by sensitized enterococci ...... ........... 333Accessory, An, factor required for the synthesis of polysaccharide by Leu-

conostoc. Abstract ................................................... 230Acetobacter suboxydans, The preparation of perseulose by oxidation of per-

seitol with ............................... 629Action, The, of sulfanilamide on meningococci in vivo and in vitro. Ab-

stract..... 225Aerobacter indologenes, Effect of aldehydes and fatty acids as added hydrogen

acceptors on the fermentation of glucose by............................. 619Aerobiosis, The relation of, to the fermentation of mannitol by staphylo-

cocci ......................................................... 245Agar, A comparative study of the use of varying concentrations of, in the test

medium used to detect contaminants in biologic products................ 121Agar-agar, The introduction of, into bacteriology ........ ................... 485Agglutinin absorption relations between Shigella dysenteriae and Escherichia

coli, The specificity of the agglutinin reaction for Shigella dysenteriae.II................................................. 27

- reaction, The specificity of the, for Shigella dysenteriae. II. Agglutininabsorption relationships between Shigella dysenteriae and Escherichiacoli................................................... 27

-, The, response to Brucellergen. Abstract.............................. 656Albino rat, The implantation of oral and intestinal strains of L. acidophilus

inthe................................................. 51Aldehydes and fatty acids, Effect of, as added hydrogen acceptors on the

fermentation of glucose by Aerobacter indologenes ........................ 619Antibacterial, The, effects of the organic mercurial compounds. Abstract.... 581Antigenic properties, The cultural and, of Shigella sonnei.................... 315Antiseptic value of certain phenolic ointments. Abstract................... 658Ascorbic acid, The oxidation of, as influenced by intestinal bacteria ..... ..... 501Assimilation and respiration, On the relation between, in suspensions and in

cultures of Escherichia coli............................................. 523

Bacilli, Cultural requirements for the production of black pigments by ....... 277Bacteria, Growth factors for. VII. Nutrient requirements of certain butyl-

alcohol-producing bacteria............................................. 259, intestinal, The oxidation of ascorbic acid as influenced by............... 501, Precipitins for the tuberculin proteins of acid-fast..................... 461Precursors to the formation of creatinine by............................ 111

-, The lethal action of short ultraviolet rays on several common patho-genic................................................. 447

661

662 INDEX

Bacterial, A new, species isolated from the chuckawalla (Sauromalu. va-rius)................................... ...............................647- cultures, The determination of histamine in............................. 187

cultures, The production of histamine in................................ 205growth, Factors limiting. IV. The age of the parent culture and therate of growth of transplants of Escherichia coli.......................... 285

Bacteriological, A, and serological study of 245 infants and young childrenwith acute gastroenteritis. Abstract................................... 232diagnosis of gonorrhea in the male. Abstract........................... 66

Bacteriology, The introduction of agar-agar into............................ 486Bacteriophage, The absorption of, by sensitized enterococci ......... 333Bacteriostatic, The, effect of sulfanilamide, disulon, and neoprontosil in

vitro on acid-fast bacilli. Abstract.................................... 226Baker, J. A. The etiology of tuberculosis of fish. Abstract. (No ab-

stract) ........................................ 225Banfield, Laura, Plastridge, W. N., and Williams, L. F. Some factors affect-

ing the agglutinability of streptococci associated with bovine mastitis.Abstract..35.............................................................352

Bartram, M. T. and Black, L. A. Productivity of media containing milk forrecently isolated strains of the coliform group...........................371

Basidiomycete, A, culture from sputum. Abstract. (No abstract)............ 472Beckwith, T. D. and Fish, C. H. Precursors to the formation of creatinine by

bacteria................................ 111..............................11and Morgan, H. R. Immunological relationships of polysaccharides ofmucoid organisms of the typhoid-salmonella group......................389

Behrer, Otto P. and Moody, Wm. M. A comparative study of bacteriologicalexaminations of restaurant utensils. Abstract.......................... 231

Berry, George Packer, Williams, Clara H., and Sandholzer, Leslie A. The in-hibitionofbacteriophagebyphospholipids. Abstract.223

Beta-hemolytic streptococci, Double-zone. Their cultural characteristics,serological grouping, occurrence and pathogenic significance............. 133

Black, L. A. and Bartram, M. T. Productivity of media containing milk forrecently isolated strains of the coliform group........................... 371

- and Pelczar, Michael J., Jr. The implantation of oral and intestinalstrains of L. acidophilue in the albino rat......................... ...... 51

Black pigments, Cultural requirements for the production of, by bacilli .... 277Bloor, Walter R., Williams, Clara H., and Sandholzer, Leslie A. A study of

the lipids of certain enteric bacilli....................................... 301Boak, R. A. and Carpenter, C. M. Resistance of the gonococcus in vitro to

gradually increased concentrations of sulfanilamide. Abstract.......... 226Boerner, Fred, Jones, Charles A., and Lukens, Marguerite. A simplified

method for the preparation of an antigen for use in complement fixationtest for syphilis. Abstract............................................. 109and Lukens, Marguerite. A simplified complement fixation technic forthe serological diagnosis of syphilis. Abstract.......................... 108

Borden, David, and Kulp, Walter L. A study of rat pneumonia. Ab-stract................................................................. 351

INDEX 663

Bozalis, George S. and Markham, Floyd S. Chick embryo inoculation as adiagnostic aid in variola and varicella. Abstract.................... .656

Breed, Robert S. The seventh edition of standard methods for the examina-tion of dairy products. Abstract.............. 223

Brewer, C. M. Routine testing of disinfectants and the scientific attitude.Abstract............................................................. 581

Brewer, John H. An improved method for testing.antiseptic dusting pow-ders.............. 411. The antibacterial effects of the organic mercurial compounds. Ab-stract.......... .... 581

Bronfenbrenner, J. J. Motion picture film on rabies. Abstract .............. 656, Hershey, A. D. and Doubly, J. Evaluation of germicides by a mano-metric method........... 583

Brown, J. Howard. Double-zone beta-hemolytic streptococci. Their cul-tural characteristics, occurrence and pathogenic significance.133

Brucella melitertis, var. melitensis, abortus, and aui8, Effects of sulfanil-amide on.269

-, Nicotinic acid and thiamin hydrochloride as growth-promoting factorsfor .................................................................. 495

Bruner, D. W. and Edwards, P. R. A note on the monophasic non-specificSalmonella types...................................................... 365

Bucca, Helen Bieniasz, Falk, Carolyn R., and Simmons, Margaret P. A com-parative study of the use of varying concentrations of agar in the test me-dium used to detect contaminants in biologic products.121

Burnett, Jack Mehl. The effect of bacteriophage on staphylococcus K in a 5per cent salt medium. Abstract.659and Moore, Helen N. The effect of 5 per cent sodium chloride on variousorganisms; the effect of bacteriophage on Kreugers staphylococcus at thissalt concentration. Abstract. (No abstract).658

Butter, A skunk-like odor of bacterial origin in.251Butyl-alcohol-producing bacteria, Nutrient requirements of certain.

Growth factors for bacteria. VII...................................... 259

Carbon dioxide tension, A method for producing increased, in individualculture tubes and flasks....................................... . 153

Carlson, Warner and Stahly, G. L. An accessory factor required for thesynthesis of polysaccharide by Leuconoetoc. Abstract. 230

Carpenter, C. M. and Boak, R. A. Resistance of the gonococcus in vitro togradually increased concentrations of sulfanilamide. Abstract. 226and Gibbons, L. L. The bacteriostatic effect of sulfanilamide, disulon,and neoprontosil in vitro on acid-fast bacilli. Abstract. 226

Carpenter, Philip L. Nitrogen metabolism of certain coliform bacteria. 11Central New York State Branch, S. A. B. Proceedings. 223Central Pennsylvania Branch, S. A. B. Proceedings. 233Certain electrophoretic relationships of colon bacilli. 21Chalian, William. The pathogenesis of local tetanus. Abstract. 107Chandler, Caroline A., Fothergill, Leroy D. and Dingle, John H. The pat-

tern of dissociation in Hemophilua influenzae. 415

664 INDEX

Chapman, George H. and Lieb, Clarence W. Certain electrophoretic re-lationships of colon bacilli ................ .............................. 21

Chemical factors influencing the growth of tubercle bacilli. I. Metal cat-alysts.................................... ...................... 377

Chick embryo inoculation as a diagnostic aid in variola and varicella. Ab-stract................... .......... 656

Chloramine, Comparative resistance of recently isolated and older laboratorystrains of E. typhosa to the action of............................. 1

Chorio-allantoic membrane, The, of the developing chick as a medium for thecultivation and histopathologic study of pathogenic fungi. Abstract.(No abstract)....................................... .................. 659

Chromogenic strains of Escherichia............................... 91Chuckawalla (Sauromalue varius), A new bacterial species isolated from the. . 647Clark, Francis E., and Smith, Nathan R. Cultural requirements for the

production of black pigments by bacilli........................... 277Clark, W. C. Antiseptic value of certain phenolic ointments. Abstract.. 658Claydon, T. J. and Hammer, B. W. A skunk-like odor of bacterial origin in

butter................................................................ 251Clifton, C. E. and Logan, W. A. On the relation between assimilation and

respiration in suspensions and in cultures of Escherichia coli.............. 523Clostridium parabotulinum, The extracellular proteolytic system of........... 541- , A., The nutritional requirements of .......... ......................... 429Cocci, Meningitis caused by atypical gram-negative......................... 401Coliform bacteria, Nitrogen metabolism of certain ....... ................... 11

group, Productivity of media containing milk for recently isolatedstrains of the.......................................................... 371

Collodion, A, sac for use in animal experimentation. Abstract............... 229Colwell, Eugenia Valentine. The relation of aerobiosis to the fermentation

of mannitol by staphylococci........................................... 245Comparative, A, study of bacteriological examinations of restaurant utensils.

Abstract.............................................................. 231-, A, study of the use of varying concentrations of agar in the test medium

used to detect contaminants in biologic products........................ 121resistance of recently isolated and older laboratory strains of E. typhosato the action of chloramine............................................. 1study of the intracutaneous injection of P. P. D. and the Vollmer patchtest for the detection of tuberculosis. Abstract......................... 233

Cone, J. F. Pseudomonas aerugino8a in bovine mastitis. Abstract .......... 353Connecticut Valley Branch, S. A. B. Proceedings........................... 351Contaminants in biologic products, A comparative study of the use of varying

concentrations of agar in the test medium used to detect................. 121Contamination of drinking glasses by streptococci. Abstract.224Conti, L. F. and Crowley, J. H. A new bacterial species isolated from the

chuckawalla (Sauromalue varius)....................................... 647Cooper, Merlin L. and Grabill, Frank J. A simplified apparatus for the

preservation of bacterial cultures in the dried state. Abstract........... 230, with the assistance of H. M. Keller, J. B. Milliken, B. Johnson, H. F.Marsh, F. J. Grabill and G. W. Thomas. A bacteriological and serolog-

INDEX 665

ical study of 245 infants and young children with acute gastro-enteritis.Abstract.............................................................. 232

Costello, J. P. and Lind, H. E. Epidemic of nursery diarrhea. Abstract..... 655Creatinine, Precursors to the formation of, by bacteria ...... ................ 111Crowley, J. H. and Conti, L. F. A new bacterial species isolated from the

chuckawalla (Sauromalus varius)..................................... 647Cultural, A, and serological study of Phytomonas tabaca and certain related

forms. Abstract..................................................... 234requirements for the production of black pigments by bacilli ...... ....... 277, The, and antigenic properties of Shigella sonnei ...... .................. 315

Culture tubes and flasks, A method for producing increased carbon dioxidetension in individual.................................................... 153

Deere, Charles J. On the "activation" of the lactase of Escherichia colimutabile.............................................................. 473

-, Dulaney, Anna Dean, and Michelson, I. D. The lactase activity ofEscherichia coli-mutabile............................................. 355

Determination, The, of histamine in bacterial cultures....................... 187Deutsch, Joyce V., Eggerth, Arnold H., and Littwin, Ralph J. The deter-

mination of histamine in bacterial cultures................................187Dick, Leo A. Contamination of drinking glasses by streptococci. Ab-

stract............................................. 224Diluted and undiluted diphtheria toxoid as immunizing agents in man.

Abstract. (No abstract).............................................. 231Dingle, John H., Chandler, Caroline A. and Fothergill, Leroy D. The

pattern of dissociation in Hemophilus influenzae......................... 415DiRocco, Francis W. and Fulton, MacDonald. Notes on the coagulase

reaction of staphylococci. Abstract................................... 657Dissociation, The pattern of, in Hemophilus influenza....................... 415Dorn, Leslie. Four temperature optima of bacteria. Abstract. (No

abstract).............................................................. 223Double-zone beta-hemolytic streptococci. Their cultural characteristics,

serological grouping, occurrence and pathogenic significance............. 133Doubly, J., Bronfenbrenner, J. and Hershey, A. D. Evaluation of germi-

cides by a manometric method ......................................... 583Dulaney, Anna Dean, Deere, Charles J., and Michelson, I. D. The lactase

activity of Eecherichia coli-mutabile .................................... 355Dusting powders, An improved method for testing antiseptic ....... .......... 411

E. typhosa, Comparative resistance of recently isolated and older laboratorystrains of, to the action of chloramine................................... 1

Eastern Missouri Branch, S. A. B. Proceedings......................... 235, 655Eastern New York Branch, S. A. B. Proceedings........................... 227Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter, S. A. B. Proceedings....................... 107Ecker, E. E. and Pillemer, L. The specificity of the keratins. Abstract.

(No abstract)......................................................... 232Edwards, P. R. and Bruner, D. W. A note on the monophasic non-specific

Salmonella types...................................................... 365

666 INDEX

Effect of aldehydes and fatty acids as added hydrogen acceptors on the fer-mentation of glucose by Aerobacter indologene8s ........ .................. 619of ketene on diphtheria toxin. Abstract............................... 228

- on factory cane juices and sirups of Leucono8toc mesenteroidee isolatedfrom frost damaged Louisiana sugarcane of the 1937 crop. Abstract...... 471

-, The, of bacteriophage on staphylococcus K in a 5 per cent salt medium.Abstract.............................................................65

-, The, of colchicine on tissue cultures of tadpole heart. Abstract......... 229-, The, of 5 per cent sodium chloride on various organisms. Abstract...... 659-, The, of 5 per cent sodium chloride on various organisms; the effect of

bacteriophage on Kreugers staphylococcus at this salt concentration.Abstract. (No abstract).............................................. 658

Effects of sulfanilamide on Brucella melitensi8, var. melitensis, abortue, andsuis ........................................................ 269

Eggerth, Arnold H. The production of histamine in bacterial cultures....... 205-, Littwin, Ralph J. and Deutsch, Joyce V. The determination of hist.

amine in bacterialcultures....................................... 187Elberg, S. S. and Meyer, K. F. The extracellular proteolytic system of

Clostridiumparabotulinum. 541and . The nutritional requirements of Clostridium parabotulinum,A.429

Electrophoretic relationships, Certain, of colon bacilli.21Emmons, C. W. A Basidiomycete culture from sputum. Abstract. (No

abstract)............................................................. 472Enteric bacilli, A study of the lipids of certain.301Enterococci, The absorption of bacteriophage by sensitized.333Enzyme formation, Physiological youth as an important factor in adaptive... 145Epidemic of nursery diarrhea. Abstract. 655Escherichia, Chromogenic strains of.91Escherichia coli, Agglutinin absorption relationships between Shigella

dysenteriae and, The specificity of the agglutinin reaction for Shigelladysenteriae. II.27, On the relation between assimilation and respiration in suspensions andin cultures of.523

-, The age of the parent culture and the rate of growth of transplants of.Factors limiting bacterial growth. IV.285

Eacherichia coli mutabile, On the "activation" of the lactase of.473, The lactase activity of.355

Esselen, William B., Jr. and Fuller, James E. The oxidation of ascorbic acidas influenced by intestinal bacteria.501

Etiology, The, of tuberculosis of fish. Abstract. (No abstract).225Evaluation of germicides by a manometricmethod. 583Evidence, The, of a group of germicides by the tissue culture technique. 639Extracellular, The, proteolytic system of Clostridium parabotulinum. 541

Factors limiting bacterial growth. IV. The age of the parent culture and therate of growth of transplants of Escherichia coli.28

Falk, Carolyn R., Bucca, Helen Bieniasz, and Simmons, Margaret P. A com-

INDEX 667

parative study of the use of varying concentrations of agar in the testmedium used to detect contaminants in biologic products................ 121

Farrell, M. A., King, J. W. and Garey, J. C. Metabolic studies of a non-hemolytic streptococcus............................................... 567

Farrel, M. A., McAuliffe, H. D., Haley, D. E. and Reid, J. J. A study of theepidemiology of tobacco wildfire. Abstract............................ 234

Felton, Lloyd. Problems in pneumonia. Abstract. (No abstract)........ 110Ferguson, Jean. The udder streptococci of eighteen dairy herds. Ab-

stract ................................................ 223Fermentation of glucose by Aerobacter indologene8, Effect of aldehydes and

fatty acids as added hydrogen acceptors on the.......................... 619Firor, Warfield M. Recent advances in our knowledge of tetanus. Ab-

stract ................................................ 108Fish, C. H. and Beckwith, T. D. Precursors to the formation of creatinine

by bacteria ......................................................... 111Flynn, Catherine S., and Valley, George. Preliminary report of serological

and cultural studies on Clodtridium histolyticum. Abstract............. 351Foster, Jackson W. and Waksman, Selman A. The specific effect of zinc

and other heavy metals on the growth and nutrition of Rhizopus.......... 599Fothergill, Leroy D., Chandler, Caroline A., and Dingle, John H. The

pattern of dissociation in Hemophilus injluenzae......................... 415Four temperature optima of bacteria. Abstract. (No abstract)............ 223Freshwater bacteria, Studies of. V. The distribution of Siderocapsa treubii

in some lakes and streams.............................................. 97Fuller, James and Esselen, William B., Jr. The oxidation of ascorbic acid as

influenced by intestinal bacteria........................................ 501Fulton, MacDonald and DiRocco, Francis W. Notes on the coagulase reac-

tion of staphylococci. Abstract....................................... 657-, Meuther, R. O., and Knowles, Sister Agnes Gerard. Observations on

Chapman's system for determination of staphylococcus pathogenicity.Abstract.............................................................. 657

Further experiments in the disinfection of seeds. Abstract................... 224experiments on the washing of Hemophilue pertussis vaccine. Abstract.(No abstract)......................................................... 232

Gabby, Wm. H. Notes on the Kahn reaction with animal sera. Abstract.... 656Garey, J. C., King, J. W. and Farrell, M. A. Metabolic studies of a non-

hemolytic streptococcus............................................... 567Germicides, Evaluation of, by a manometric method......................... 583

, The evaluation of a group of, by the tissue culture technique............ 639Gibbons, L. L. and Carpenter, C. M. The bacteriostatic effect of sulfanil-

amide, disulon, and neoprontosil in vitro on acid-fast bacilli. Ab-stract................................................ 226

Glynn, John H., and Starkey, D. Hugh. The cultural and antigenic proper-ties of Shigella sonnet.................................................... 315

Gordon, Francis B. and Lennette, Edwin H. Reinfection in poliomyelitis.Abstract.............................................................. 655

668 INDEX

Gordon, Ruth. The saprophytic acid-fast bacteria. Abstract. (Noabstract) .............................................................. 353

Grabill, Frank J. and Cooper, Merlin L. A simplified apparatus for thepreservation of bacterial cultures in the dried state. Abstract........... 230

Gradwohl, B. H. Report on the Hot Springs, Arkansas, conference onsyphilis. Abstract. (No abstract).................................... 236

Gronau, Axel. Bacteriological diagnosis of gonorrhea in the male. Ab-stract ...................................................................656

Growth factor requirements of the root nodule bacteria...................... 161factors for bacteria. VII. Nutrient requirements of certain butyl-

alcohol-producing bacteria............................................. 259- , The, requirements of Bacillus anthracis. Abstract..................... 232

Haley, D. E., McAuliffe, H. D., Farrell, M. A. and Reid, J. J. A study of theepidemiology of tobacco wildfire. Abstract............................. 234

-, Naghski, J., McAuliffe, H. D. and Reid, J. J. The relation of delayedammonification and nitrification to leaf spots of tobacco. Abstract...... 234

Hall, H. H. and McCalip, M. A. Effect on factory cane juices and sirups ofLeuconostoc mesenteroides isolated from frost damaged Louisiana sugar-cane of the 1937 crop. Abstract......................................... 471

Hamilton, H. C. and Hofer, A. W. Further experiments in the disinfectionof seeds. Abstract.................................................. 224

Hammer, B. W. and Claydon, T. J. A skunk-like odor of bacterial origin inbutter................................................................ 251

Hardman, Yvette, and Henrici, Arthur T. Studies of freshwater bacteria.V. The distribution of Siderocapsa treubii in some lakes and streams...... 97

Harris, Albert H. A collodion sac for use in animal experimentation. Ab-stract....................................................... ... 229

Harris, R. G., Reid, J. J., Naghski, J., and McAuliffe, H. D. A cultural andserological study of Phytomonas tabaca and certain related forms. Ab-stract................................................... ........ 234

Haskins, Caryl P. Some effects of low velocity electrons on microorganisms.Abstract.............................................................. 227

Hastings, E. G., McCarter, Janet, and Kanne, Elizabeth M. Precipitins forthe tuberculin proteins of acid-fast bacteria............................. 461

Hegarty, C. P. Physiological youth as an important factor in adaptive en-zyme formation....................................................... 145

Hemophilus influenza, The pattern of dissociation in........................ 415Hemorrhagic septicemia pasteurellae, A study of the ....... ................. 69Henrici, Arthur T., and Hardman, Yvette. Studies of freshwater bacteria.

V. The distribution of Siderocapsa treubii in some lakes and streams...... 97Hershey, A. D. Factors limiting bacterial growth. IV. The age of the

parent culture and the rate of growth of transplants of Escherichia coli. . .. 285-, Bronfenbrenner, J. and Doubly, J. Evaluation of germicides by a

manometric method............................ I........................ 583Heterophile antigenicity of Brucella abortus. Abstract...................... 231Hill, Justina. Historical approach to the study of antibacterial action.

Abstract.............................................................. 582

INDEX 669

Histamine, The determination of, in bacterial cultures....................... 187- , The production of, in bacterial cultures................................ 205Historical approach to the study of antibacterial action. Abstract............ 582Hitchens, A. Parker. Report of the conference on the laboratory diagnosis of

syphilis at Hot Springs, Ark., and the meeting of the laboratory sectionof the American Public Health Association in Kansas City, Mo. Ab-stract. (No abstract)................................................. 109and Leikind, Morris C. The introduction of agar-agar into bacteri-ology............................................................. 485

Hofer, A. W. and Hamilton, H. C. Further experiments in the disinfection ofseeds. Abstract...................................................... 224

Hollaender, A. Technique and results of the treatment of bacteria withmonochromatic ultraviolet radiation. Abstract. (No abstract)......... 353

Holtman, D. Frank. Heterophile antigenicity of Brucella abortus. Ab-stract ..........^ 231

Hoynak, S., Polansky, T. S. and Stone, R. W. Studies of cacao fermenta-tion. Abstract....................................................... 233

Hyman, L. W. Effect of ketene on diphtheria toxin. Abstract.............. 228

Immunological relationships of polysaccharides of mucoid organisms of thetyphoid-salmonella group.............................................. 389

Implantation, The, of oral and intestinal strains of L. acidophilus in the al-bino rat............................................................ 51

Improved, An, method for testing antiseptic dusting powders................ 411Inclusion blumorhea. Abstract. (No abstract) ........................... 656Ingalls, Mabel S. A study of the appearance of serum agglutinins and posi-

tive S. S. S. skin reactions in patients with pneumococcus pneumonia.A preliminary report. Abstract....................................... 227

Inhibition,The, of bacteriophageby phospholipids. Abstract................ 223Introduction, The, of agar-agar into bacteriology.. ......................... 485

Jones, Charles A., Boerner, Fred, and Lukens, Marguerite. A simplifiedmethod for the preparation of an antigen for use in complement fixationtest for syphilis. Abstract............................................. 109

Julianelle, L. A. Inclusion blumorhea. Abstract. (No abstract) ........ 656

Kabler, Paul, Pierce, G. 0. and Michaelsen, G. S. Comparative resistanceof recently isolated and older laboratory strains of E. typhosa to theaction of chloramine....................................... ........... 1

Kanne, Elizabeth M., McCarter, Janet, and Hastings, E. G. Precipitins forthe tuberculin proteins of acid-fast bacteria............................. 461

Kerby, Grace P. Nicotinic acid and thiamin hydrochloride as growth-promoting factors for Brucella.......................................... 495

King, J. W., Garey, J. C. and Farrell, M. A. Metabolic studies of a non-

hemolytic streptococcus................................................ 567Kircher, T. E., Jr. The agglutinin response to Brucellergen. Abstract ...... 656Knowles, Sister Agnes Gerard, Fulton, MacDonald, and Meuther, R. 0.

Observations on Chapman's system for determination of staphylococcuspathogenicity. Abstract.............................................. 657

670 INDEX

Roucky, Rudolph W. and Reimann, Hobart A. Meningitis caused by atyp.ical gram-negative cocci............................................... 401

Kulp, Walter L., and Borden, David. A study of rat pneumonia. Ab-stract................................................................. 351....3F1

L. acidophilus, The implantation of oral and intestinal strains of, in thealbino rat.......................................................... 51

Lactase, On the "activation" of the, of Eacherichia coli mutabile............ 473- The, activity of Eacherichia coli-mutabile .............................. 355

Landy, Maurice. The growth requirements of Bacillus anthracis. Ab-.stract......................................................... ......... 232

Larson, Carl L. Shock disease. Abstract. (No abstract).................. 225Leikind, M. C. Notes on recent books of interest to bacteriologists. Ab;-

stract. (No abstract) ............................................... 472and Hitchens, Arthur Parker. The introduction of agar-agar into bac-teriology............................... 485

Lennette, Edwin H. and Gordon, Francis B. Reinfection in poliomyelitis.Abstract......................................................65

Lethal, The, action of short ultraviolet rays on several common pathogenicbacteria...............................................................4..47

Lieb, Clarence W. and Chapman, George H. Certain electrophoretic rela-tionships of colon bacilli ............................................... 21

Lind, H. E. and Costello, J. P. Epidemic of nursery diarrhea. Abstract....' 655Lipids, A study of the, of certain enteric bacilli.............................. 301Littwin, Ralph J., Eggerth, Arnold H., and Deutsch, Joyce V. The deter-

mination of histamine in bacterial cultures................. ............ 187Logan, W. A. and Clifton, C. E. On the relation between assimilation and

respiration in suspensions and in cultures of Escherichia coli .5............ 523Lukens, Marguerite, Boerner, Fred, and Jones, Charles M. A simplified

method for the preparation of an antigen for use in complement fixationtest for syphilis. Abstract............................................ 109

MacCallum, J., Witebsky, E., Neter, E., and Richbart, C. A strain ofenterococcus (Streptococcus fecalis) giving cross-reactions with pneumo-coccus Type III antiserum, isolated from the blood stream of a patient.Abstract.............................................................. 225

Mackie, Thomas T. (with the assistance of Mildred Schweiger). The speci-ficity of the agglutinin reaction for Shigella dysenteriae. II. Agglutininabsorption relationships between Shigella dyaenteriae and Escherichiacoli...................................................... 27

Maryland Branch, S. A. B. Proceedings ........... ........................ 581McAuliffe, H. D., Farrell, M. A., Haley, D. E. and Reid, J. J. A study of the

epidemiology of tobacco wildfire. Abstract.............................. 234-, Naghski, J., Haley, D. E. and Reid, J. J. The relation of delayed am-

monification and nitrification to leaf spots of tobacco. Abstract..,..... 234, Reid, J. J., Naghski, J. and Harris, R. G. A cultural and serologicalstudy of Phytomonas tabaca and certain related forms. Abstract...... 234

INDEX 671

MeCalip, M. A. and Hall, H. H. Effect on factory cane juices and sirups ofLeuconostoc mesenteroides isolated from frost damaged Louisiana sugar-cane of the 1937 crop. Abstract....................................... 471

McCarter, Janet, Kanne, Elizabeth M. and Hastings, E. Q. Precipitins forthe tuberculin proteins of acid-fast bacteria........................... 461

Mannitol, The relation of aerobiosis to the fermentation of, by staphylococci. 245Manometric method, Evaluation of germicides by a........................ 583Markham, Floyd S. and Bozalis, George S. Chick embryo inoculation as a

diagnostic aid in variola and varicella. Abstract...................... 656McDaniel, L. E., Woolley, D. W., and Peterson, W. H. Growth factors for

bacteria. VII. Nutrient requirements of certain butyl alcohol-pro-ducing bacteria....................................................... 259

McOmie, W. A., Salle, A. J. and Shechmeister, I. L. The evaluation of agroup of germicides by the tissue culture technique.................... 639

Mechanism of the action of sulfanilamide in brucellosis. Abstract......... 109Menefee, E. E., Jr., and Poston, Mary A. Effects of sulfanilamide on Bru-

cella melitensis, var. melitensisa, abortus, and suis....................... 269Meningitis caused by atypical gram-negative cocci................... ...... 401Merchant, I. A. and Rosenbusch, Carlos T. A study of the hemorrhagic

septicemia pasteurellae................................................ 69Metabolic studies of a non-hemolytic streptococcus......................... 567Metal catalysts. Chemical factors influencing the growth of tubercle ba-

cilli. I........................................ ...................377Method, A, for producing increased carbon dioxide tension in individual

culture tubes and flasks.................................. ............ 153Methods for the diagnosis and control of bovine mastitis. Abstract....... 352

for the investigation of food poisoning outbreaks of bacterial origin.Symposium. Abstract. (No abstract).................. ............. 353

Meuther, R. O., Knowles, Sister Agnes Gerard, and Fulton, MacDonald.Observations on Chapman's system for determination of staphylococcuspathogenicity. Abstract.............................................. 657

Meyer, K. F. and Elberg, S. S. The extracellular proteolytic system ofClostridium parabotulinum............................................. 541

- and Elberg, S. S. The nutritional requirements of Clostridium para-botulinum, A.......................................................... 429

Michaelsen, G. S., Kabler, Paul and Pierce, G. 0. Comparativeresistanceof recently isolated and older laboratory strains of E. typhosa to the ac-tion of chloramine.................................................... 1

Michelson, I. D., Deere, Charles J., and Dulaney, Anna Dean. The lactaseactivity of Escherichia coli-mutabile.................................... 355

Mickelson, M. N. and Werkman, C. H. Effect of aldehydes and fatty acidsas added hydrogen acceptors on the fermentation of glucose by Aerobacterindologenes........................................................... 619

Milk, Productivity of media containing, for recently isolated strains of thecoliform group........................................................ 371

Miller, John K. A preliminary report on the chemotherapeutic action of2-(P-aminobenzenesulfonamido) pyridine, M. & B. 693, on Type-IIIpneumococcal infections in mice. Abstract............................ 228

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Moody, Wm. M. and Behrer, Otto P. A comparative study of bacteriologicalexaminations of restaurant utensils. Abstract......................... 231

Moore, Helen Norris. The effect of 6-per-cent sodium chloride on variousorganisms. Abstract.659and Burnett, J. M. The effect of 5 per cent sodium chloride on variousorganisms; the effect of bacteriophage on Kreugers staphylococcus atthis salt concentration. Abstract. (No abstract)..................... 658

Moore, Morris. The chorio-allantoic membrane of the developing chick asa medium for the cultivation and histopathologic study of pathogenicfungi. Abstract. (No abstract)......i................................. 659

Morgan, H. R. and Beckwith, T. D. Immunological relationships of polysac-charides of mucoid organisms of the typhoid-salmonella group.......... 389

Motion picture film on rabies. Abstract................................... 656Mucoid organisms, Immunological relationships of polysaccharides of, of the

typhoid-salmonella group ............................................. 389

Naghski, J., McAuliffe, H. D., Haley, D. E. and Reid, J. J. The relation ofdelayed ammonification and nitrification to leaf spots of tobacco. Ab-stract.......................................................... 234

-, Reid, J. J., Harris, R. G. and McAuliffe, H. D. A cultural and serologi-cal study of Phytomonas tabaca and certain related forms. Abstract... 234and Slanetz, L. W. Methods for the diagnosis and control of bovinemastitis. Abstract.............................. ..................... 352

Nagle, Nathan, and Sulkin, S. Edward. Studies on rabies. 2. Demonstra-tion of rabies virus in grossly decomposed animal brains. Abstract.... 235

Neter, E. The action of sulfanilamide on meningococci in vivo and in vitro.Abstract.............................................................. 225, Witebsky, E., MacCallum, J., and Richbart, C. A strain of entero-coccus (Streptococcus fecalis) giving cross-reactions with pneumococcusType III antiserum, isolated from the blood stream of a patient. Ab-stract.......................................................... 225

Nicotinic acid and thiamin hydrochloride as growth-promoting factors forBrucella................................... .............................495

Nitrogen metabolism of certain coliform bacteria.......................... 11Note, A, on the monophasic non-specific Salmonella types.................. 365Notes on recent books of interest to bacteriologists. Abstract. (No ab-

stract).......................................................... 472on the coagulase reaction of staphylococci. Abstract.................. 657on the Kahn reaction with animal sera. Abstract..................... 656

Nutritional, The, requirements of Cloetridium parabotulinum,A.429

Observations on Chapman's system for determination of staphylococcuspathogenicity. Abstract............................................... 657

Ohio Branch, S. A. B. Proceedings....................................... 230On the "activation" of the lactase of Eacherichia coli mutabile............. 473

the nature of adaptive enzymes. Abstract. (No abstract).225the relation between assimilation and respiration in suspensions and incultures of Eacherichia coli............................................. 523

INDEX 673

Original, The, minutes of the Society of American Bacteriologists. Ab-stract............................................................ 107

Oxidation of perseitol by Acetobacter suboxydans. Abstract................ 471,The, of ascorbic acid as influenced by intestinal bacteria.501

Pathogenesis, The, of local tetanus. Abstract............................. 107Pattern, The, of dissociation in Hemophilus influenzae..................... 415Pelczar, Michael J., Jr. and Black, Luther A. The implantation of oral and

intestinal strains of L. acidophilus in the albino rat.................... 51Perseitol, The preparation of perseulose by oxidation of, with Acetobacter

8uboxydans............................................................ 629Perseulose, The preparation of, by oxidation of perseitol with Acetobacter

suboxydans............................................................ 629Peterson, W. H., McDaniel, L. E., and Woolley, D. W. Growth factors for

bacteria. VII. Nutrient requirements of certain butyl alcohol-producingbacteria............................................................ 259

Physiological youth as an important factor in adaptive enzyme for-mation.................. 145

Pierce, G. O., Kabler, Paul and Michaelsen, G. S. Comparative resistance ofrecently isolated and older laboratory strains of E. typhosa to the actionof chloramine.................. 1

Pillemer, L. and Ecker, E. E. The specificity of the keratins. Abstract.(No abstract).................. 232

Plastridge, W. N., Williams, L. F. and Banfield, Laura. Some factors affect-ing the agglutinability of streptococci associated with bovine mastitis.Abstract.................. 352

Polansky, T. S., Hoynak, S., and Stone, R. W. Studies of cacao fermenta-tion. Abstract.................. 233

Polysaccharides, Immunological relationships of, of mucoid organisms of thetyphoid-salmonella group.................. 389

Poston, Mary A., and Menefee, E. E., Jr. Effects of sulfanilamide on Bru-cella melitensis, var. melitensis, abortus, and suis....................... 269

Precipitins for the tuberculin proteins of acid-fast bacteria................ 461Precursors to the formation of creatinine by bacteria...................... 111Preliminary, A, report on the chemotherapeutic action of 2-(P-aminobenzene-

sulfonamido) pyridine, M. & B. 693, on Type-III pneumococcal infectionsin mice. Abstract.................................................... 228report of serological and cultural studies on Clostridium histolyticum.Abstract............................................................ 351

Preparation, The, of perseulose by oxidation of perseitol with Acetobactersuboxydan ............................................................ 629

Problems in pneumonia. Abstract. (No abstract)........................ 110Production, The, of histamine in bacterial cultures........................ 205Productivity of media containing milk for recently isolated strains of the

coliform group........................................................ 371Prophylaxis of tetanus. Abstract. (No abstract)........................ 236Pseudomonas aeruginos8a in bovine mastitis. Abstract..................... 353

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Rahn, Otto. On the nature of adaptive enzymes. Abstract. (No ab-stract)................................................................ 225

Rakieten, Morris L., and Tiffany, Elberton J., The absorption of bacteri-ophage by sensitized enterococci....................................... 333

Ramsey, Thomas L. Systemic torulosis with case report and with referenceto early cases simulating Hodgkin's disease. Abstract. (No abstract). . 232

Recent advances in our knowledge of tetanus. Abstract.................... 108Reid, J. J., McAuliffe, H. D., Farrell, M. A., and Haley, D. E. A study of

the epidemiology of tobacco wildfire. Abstract........................ 234, Naghski, J., Harris, R. G. and McAuliffe, H. D. A cultural and sero-logical study of Phytomonas tabaca and certain related forms. Ab-stract)................................................................ 234, ~~, McAuliffe, H. D. and Haley, D. E. The relation of delayed am-monification and nitrification to leaf spots of tobacco. Abstract...... 234

Reimann, Hobart A. and Koucky, Rudolph W. Meningitis caused by atypi-cal gram-negative cocci............................................... 401

Reinfection in poliomyelitis. Abstract.................................... 655Relation, The, of aerobiosis to the fermentation of mannitol by staphylo-

cocci .................................................................. 245- The, of delayed ammonification and nitrification to leaf spots of tobacco.

Abstract.............................................................. 234Report of the conference on the laboratory diagnosis of syphilis at Hot

Springs, Ark., and the meeting of the laboratory section of the AmericanPublic Health Association in Kansas City, Mo. Abstract. (No ab-stract) .......................................................... 109

- on the Hot Springs, Arkansas, conference on syphilis. Abstract. (Noabstract)..............................................................236

Resistance of the gonococcus in vitro to gradually increased concentrations ofsulfanilamide. Abstract.............................................. 226

Respiration, On the relation between assimilation and, in suspensions and incultures of Escherichia coli............................................ 523

Rhizopu8, The specific effect of zinc and other heavy metals on the growth andnutrition of.......................................................... 599

Rice, John W. Comparative study of the intracutaneous injection ofP.P.D. and the Vollmer patch test for the detection of tuberculosis.Abstract .................................................... ......... 233

Richbart, C., Witebsky, E., MacCallum, J., and Neter, E. A strain of entero-coccus (Streptococcus fecalis) giving cross-reactions with pneumococcusType III antiserum, isolated from the blood stream of a patient. Ab-stract .......................................................... 225

Roos, C. G. The original minutes of the Society of American Bacteriologists.Abstract.............................................................. 107

Root nodule bacteria, Growth factor requirements ofthe.161Rosenbusch, Carlos T. and Merchant, I. A. A study of the hemorrhagic

septicemia Pasteurellae................................................ 69Routine testing of disinfectants and the scientific attitude. Abstract......581

Salle, A. J., McOmie, W. A. and Shechmeister, I. L. The evaluation of agroup of germicides by the tissue culture technique..................... 639

INDEX 675

Salmonella types, A note on the monophasic non-specific................... 365Sandholzer, Leslie A., Williams, Clara H., and Berry, George Packer. The

inhibition of bacteriophage by phospholipids. Abstract................ 223-, -, and Bloor, Walter R. A study of the lipids of certain entericbacilli ............................................................... 301

Saprophytic, The, acid-fast bacteria. Abstract. (No abstract)........... 353Schmitz, Hortense. Diluted and undiluted diphtheria toxoid as immunizing

agents in man. Abstract. (No abstract).............................. 231Seventh, The, edition of standard methods for the examination of dairy prod-

ucts. Abstract....................................................... 223Sharp, D. G. The lethal action of short ultraviolet rays on several common

pathogenic bacteria................................................... 447Shaughnessy, H. J. A method for producing increased carbon dioxide ten-

sion in individual culture tubes and flasks............................. 153Shaw, Myrtle. The effect of colchicine on tissue cultures of tadpole heart.

Abstract.............................................................. 229Shechmeister, I. L., Salfe, A. J. and McOmie, W. A. The evaluation of a

group of germicides by the tissue culture technique.................... 639Sher, Ben C. and Sweany, Henry C. Chemical factors influencing the growth

of tubercle bacilli. I. Metal catalysts................................. 377Shigella dysenteriae and Eecherichia coli, Agglutinin absorption relation-

ships between. The specificity of the agglutinin reaction for Shigelladysenteriae. II........................................................ 27

-, The specificity of the agglutinin reaction for. II. Agglutinin absorp-tion relationships between Shigella dyeenteriae and Escherichia coli...... 27

Shigella sonnei, The cultural and antigenic properties of................... 315Shock disease. Abstract. (No abstract)................................. 225Siderocapsa treubii, The distribution of, in some lakes and streams. Studies

of freshwater bacteria. V............................................. 97Simmons, Margaret P., Falk, Carolyn R., and Bucca, Helen Bieniasz. A

comparative study of the use of varying concentrations of agar in thetest medium used to detect contaminants in biologic products....... ....121

Simplified, A, apparatus for the preservation of bacterial cultures in thedried state. Abstract................................................. 230

-, A, complement fixation technic for the serological diagnosis of syphilis.Abstract ........................................... ....................108

-, A, method for the preparation of an antigen for use in complement fixa-tion test for syphilis. Abstract....................................... 109

Skunk-like odor, A, of bacterial origin in butter........................... 251Slanetz, L. W. and Naghski, J. Methods for the diagnosis and control of

bovine mastitis. Abstract............................................. 352Smith, Nathan R., and Clark, Francis E. Cultural requirements for the

production of black pigments by bacilli................................ 277Some effects of low velocity electrons on microorganisms. Abstract........ 227

factors affecting the agglutinability of streptococci associated withbovine mastitis. Abstract............................................ 352

Specific, The, effect of zinc and other heavy metals on the growth and nutri-tion of Rhizopu ...................................................... 599

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Specificity, The, of the agglutinin reaction for Shigella dysenteriae. II. Ag-glutinin absorption relationships between Shigella dysenteriae and Esch-erichia coli............................................................ 27, The, of the keratins. Abstract. (No abstract)...................... 232

Stahly, G. L. and Carlson, Warner. An accessory factor required for thesynthesis of polysaccharide by Leuconostoc. Abstract............... .. 230

Staphylococci, The relation of aerobiosis to the fermentation of manni-tol by..................................................... ..... 245

Starkey, D. Hugh, and Glynn, John H., The cultural and antigenic propertiesof Shigella sonnei...................................................... 315

Stone, R. W., Hoynak, S., and Polansky, T. S. Studies of cacao fermenta-tion. Abstract.................................... ....................233

Strain, A, of enterococcus (Streptococcus fecalis) giving cross-reactionswith pneumococcus Type III antiserum, isolated from the blood stream ofa patient. Abstract.................. ............ 225

Streptococci, Double-zone beta-hemolytic. Their cultural characteristics,serological grouping, occurrence and pathogenic significance..-.......... 133

Streptococcus, Metabolic studies of a non-hemolytic....................... 567Studies of cacao fermentation. Abstract.................................. 233

of freshwater bacteria. V. The distribution of Siderocapsa treubii insome lakes and streams............................................... 97

- on rabies. 1. Comparison of guinea pigs and mouse inoculation meth-ods. Abstract........................................................ 235on rabies. 2. Demonstration of rabies virus in grossly decomposed

animal brains. Abstract............................................... 235Study, A, of the appearance of serum agglutinins and positive S.S.S. skin

reactions in patients with pneumococcus pneumonia-A preliminaryreport. Abstract..................................................... 227A, of the epidemiology of tobacco wildfire. Abstract................. 234A, of the hemorrhagic septicemia pasteurellae........................ 69A, of the lipids of certain enteric bacilli............................. 301A, of pneumococcus type differentiation in a general hospital. Ab-

stract.................................................................. 227, A, of rat pneumonia. Abstract...................................... 351

Sulfanilamide, Effects of, on Brucella melitensis, var. melitensis, abortus,and 8ui8.............................................................. 269

Sulkin, S. Edward and Nagle, Nathan. Studies on rabies. 2. Demonstra-tion of rabies virus in grossly decomposed animal brains. Abstract ... 235and Willett, Joseph C. Studies on rabies. 1. Comparison of guinea pigand mouse inoculation methods. Abstract............................. 235

Sweany, Henry C. and Sher, Ben C. Chemical factors influencing thegrowth of tubercle bacilli. I. Metal catalysts.................. ........377

Systemic torulosis with case report and with reference to early cases simulat-ing Hodgkin's disease. Abstract. (No abstract) ...................... 232

Takacs, William and Toomey, J. A. Further experiments on the washing ofhemophilus pertussis vaccine. Abstract. (No abstract) ..... ......... 232

Technique and results of the treatment of bacteria with monochromaticultraviolet radiation. Abstract. (No abstract)......................... 853

INDEX 677

Thiamin hydrochloride, Nicotinic acid and, as growth-promoting factorsfor Brucella........................................................... 495

Tiffany, Elberton J., and Rakieten, Morris L. The absorption of bacterio-phage by sensitized enterococci....................................... 333

Tilden, E. B. Oxidation of perseitol by Acetobacter suboxydars. Ab-stract............................................. 471

Tilden, Evelyn B. The preparation of perseulose by oxidation of perseitolwith Acetobacter suboxydan ............................................ 629

Tissue culture technique, The evaluation of a group of germicides by the ... 639Tittsler, Ralph P. Chromogenic strains of Eacherichia..................... 91Toomey, J. A. and Takacs, William. Further experiments on the washing

of hemophilus pertussis vaccine. Abstract. (No abstract) ...... ...... 232Tubercle bacilli, Chemical factors influencing the growth of. I. Metal

catalysts.............................................................. 377Tuberculin proteins of acid-fast bacteria, Precipitins for the............... 461

Udder, The, streptococci of eighteen dairy herds. Abstract.223Ultraviolet rays, The lethal action of short, on several common pathogenic

bacteria.............................................................. 447

Valley, George, and Flynn, Catherine S. Preliminary report of serologicaland cultural studies on Clostridium histolyticum. Abstract............. 351

Varney, Philip. Prophylaxis of tetanus. Abstract. (No abstract)........ 236

Waksman, Selman A. and Foster, Jackson W. The specific effect of zinc andother heavy metals on the growth and nutrition of Rhizopus........ .. 599

Washington Branch, S. A. B. Proceedings........................ 109, 353, 471Welch, Henry. Mechanism of the action of sulfanilamide in brucellosis.

Abstract.............................................................. 109Werkman, C. H. and Mickelson, M. N. Effect of aldehydes and fatty acids

as added hydrogen acceptors on the fermentation of glucose by Aero-bacter indologenes.......... 619

West, P. M. and Wilson, P. W. Growth factor requirements of the rootnodule bacteria........................................................ 161

Willett, Joseph C. and Sulkin, S. Edward. Studies on rabies. 1. Compari-son of guinea pig and mouse inoculation methods. Abstract........... 235

Williams, Clara H., Bloor, Waltpr R., and Sandholzer, Leslie A. A studyof the lipids of certain enteric bacilli.................................. 301, Sandholzer, Leslie A., and Berry, George Packer. The inhibition ofbacteriophage by phospholipids. Abstract............................ 223

Williams, L. F., Plastridge, W. N., and Banfield, Laura. Some factors affect-ing the agglutinability of streptococci associated with bovine mastitis.Abstract.............................................................. 352

Williams, 0. B., assisted by A. C. Hunter, G. L. Slocum, L. H. James, S. E.Stuart and B. L. Levine. Methods for the investigation of food poison-ing outbreaks of bacterial origin. Symposium. Abstract. (No ab-stract) .......................................................... 353

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Wilson, P. W. and West, P. M. Growth factor requirements of the rootnodule bacteria................................................. 161

Witebsky, E., MacCallum, J., Neter, E., and Richbart, C. A strain ofenterococcus (Streptococcus fecali8) giving cross-reactions with pneumo-coccus Type III antiserum, isolated from the blood stream of a patient.Abstract................................................................ 225

Woolley, D. W., McDaniel, L. E., and Peterson, W. H. Growth factors forbacteria. VII. Nutrient requirements of certain butyl alcohol-producing-bacteria ................................................... 259

Wright, Arthur W. A study of pneumococcus type differentiation in a generalhospital. Abstract..................................................... 227

Zinc and other heavy metals, The specific effect of, on the growth and nutri-tion of Rhizopues...................................................... 99