454
SUBJECT INDEX
identification of,
biochemical, 444
serological, 445
immunofluorescent technique for the
diagnosis of, 442
incubation of cultures, 441
liquid and solid media for, 441
morphology of, 436
taxonomy of, 436
C. fetus, 435 et seq.
antibiotics, testing against, 450
conservation of, 443
epidemiology of, 450
flagellar protein of, 448
H antigen factor of, 448
isolation of, 438
0 antigens, nomenclature of, 445
phages of, 449
subspecies of,
differential characteristics of, 440
fetus, 435 et seq.
intestinalis, 436 et seq.
jquni, 436
C. sputorum, 436
Clostridia,
identification of, 3
typing of,
epidemiological methods for, 23
toxin, 25
bacteriocins,
Clostridium, 1 et seq.
antigenicity of, 6
chemical nature of, 6
mode of action of, 7
bacteriophages of, 11
epidemiological typing of, 1-26
serological typing of, 23
Clostridial bacteriocins, nature and
mode of action of, 3
C. bifermentans, 5
C. botulinum, 9 et seq.
bacteriocins of, 9 et seq.
bacteriophages of, 15
C. butyricum, 11
C. fallax, 5
C. histolyticum, 11
bacteriophages of, 14
lysotypes of, 15
C. oedematiens, 5, 11
C. pasteurianum, 6, 8
C. perfringens, 2 et seq.
bacteriocin typing of, 2 et seq., 19
interpretation of, 19
scheme for, 22
use of, 21
bacteriocins of, 3
production of, 18
bacteriophages of, 11
food poisoning, typing by fluorescent
antibody, 24
C. putrificus, 11
C. saccharqperbutylacetonicum, bacterioC. septicum, 10, 11
C . sporogenes, 10, 11
C. tetani, bacteriophages of, 17
Corynebacteria,
atypical, 128
bacteriocins of, 103
lysogenicity in, 155
phages of, 18
bacteriophage of, 14
Corynebacteriophages, the gene tox of,
77
Corynebacterium, definition of the genus,
C. belfanti, 74, 106
C. bovis, 106
C. diphtheriae, 5, 61 et seq.
63
antigenic structure of, 84
assay of bacteriocinogeny of, 112
bacteriocin types, distribution of,
bacteriocin typing of, 106, 122
113
assay of, 113
scheme for, 107, 108
bacteriological diagnosis of, techniques and media, 157 et seq.
characteristics of, 65
characters of, 63
cultivation of, 68
cultural characteristics of, 68
differential diagnosis of, 142
growth requirements of, 66
identification of, 135
isolation of, 135
lysogeny, 76
metabolism of, 66
microbiological diagnosis, scheme for,
microbiological methods used in
136, 139
SUBJECT INDEX
identification of,
biochemical, 444
serological, 445
immunofluorescent technique for the
diagnosis of, 442
incubation of cultures, 441
liquid and solid media for, 441
morphology of, 436
taxonomy of, 436
C. fetus, 435 et seq.
antibiotics, testing against, 450
conservation of, 443
epidemiology of, 450
flagellar protein of, 448
H antigen factor of, 448
isolation of, 438
0 antigens, nomenclature of, 445
phages of, 449
subspecies of,
differential characteristics of, 440
fetus, 435 et seq.
intestinalis, 436 et seq.
jquni, 436
C. sputorum, 436
Clostridia,
identification of, 3
typing of,
epidemiological methods for, 23
toxin, 25
bacteriocins,
Clostridium, 1 et seq.
antigenicity of, 6
chemical nature of, 6
mode of action of, 7
bacteriophages of, 11
epidemiological typing of, 1-26
serological typing of, 23
Clostridial bacteriocins, nature and
mode of action of, 3
C. bifermentans, 5
C. botulinum, 9 et seq.
bacteriocins of, 9 et seq.
bacteriophages of, 15
C. butyricum, 11
C. fallax, 5
C. histolyticum, 11
bacteriophages of, 14
lysotypes of, 15
C. oedematiens, 5, 11
C. pasteurianum, 6, 8
C. perfringens, 2 et seq.
bacteriocin typing of, 2 et seq., 19
interpretation of, 19
scheme for, 22
use of, 21
bacteriocins of, 3
production of, 18
bacteriophages of, 11
food poisoning, typing by fluorescent
antibody, 24
C. putrificus, 11
C. saccharqperbutylacetonicum, bacterioC. septicum, 10, 11
C . sporogenes, 10, 11
C. tetani, bacteriophages of, 17
Corynebacteria,
atypical, 128
bacteriocins of, 103
lysogenicity in, 155
phages of, 18
bacteriophage of, 14
Corynebacteriophages, the gene tox of,
77
Corynebacterium, definition of the genus,
C. belfanti, 74, 106
C. bovis, 106
C. diphtheriae, 5, 61 et seq.
63
antigenic structure of, 84
assay of bacteriocinogeny of, 112
bacteriocin types, distribution of,
bacteriocin typing of, 106, 122
113
assay of, 113
scheme for, 107, 108
bacteriological diagnosis of, techniques and media, 157 et seq.
characteristics of, 65
characters of, 63
cultivation of, 68
cultural characteristics of, 68
differential diagnosis of, 142
growth requirements of, 66
identification of, 135
isolation of, 135
lysogeny, 76
metabolism of, 66
microbiological diagnosis, scheme for,
microbiological methods used in
136, 139