MICROCOCCUS CRYOPHILUS, SPEC. NOV.; A LARGE COCCUS ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR CYTOLOGIC STUDY

Micrococcus cryophilus, spec. nov.; a large coccus especially suitable for cytologic study.

Biotin assay with a coccus, Micrococcus sodonensis, nov. sp.

Description of the organim. The coccus Micrococcus 8odonensis, nov. sp., has the following characteristics: Spheres: 0.8-1.5 microns; occurring singly, in pairs, and in groups of four. Nonmotile, nonsporeforming, and gram positive. Gelatin stab: No liquefaction. Agar slant: Abundant, yellow, shiny, butyrous. Broth: Turbid with sediment. Indole not formed. Nitrates not reduced. Hydrogen sulfide ...

The cytology of Micrococcus cryophilus.

In a series of publications DeLamater has claimed that Micrococcuts cryophilus is a unicellular coccus, the nuclei of which divide by a typical mitotic process. In the most recent of these (DeLamater and Woodburn, 1952) the existence of evidence (Bisset, 1950) indicating that many cocci are internally divided by cross-walls is admitted but is described as "unconfirmed". In view of its importanc...

Clostridium sticklandii nov. spec.

A Case of Acute Endocarditis Caused by Micrococcus Zymogenes (nov. Spec.), with a Description of the Microorganism

From a case of acute endocarditis of the aortic and mitral valves with infarctions m the spleen and kidneys a micrococcus was twice isolated in pure culture from the blood during life and was demonstrated after death both microscopically and in pure culture in large numbers in the valvular vegetations, the infarctions and other parts. No other species of microorganism was found. This micrococcu...