The classification of anaerobic cocci and their isolation in normal human beings and pathological processes.

In a previous paper (Hare, Wildy, Billett, and Twort, 1952) a scheme employing fermentation of carbohydrates and organic acids was put forward for the classification into six groups of the anaerobic cocci derived from human beings. There is at present extremely little information as to the occurrence of anaerobic cocci on the mucous and skin surfaces of normal human beings. This, together with a study of strains from a number of infective processes, forms the subject of this paper. Material and Methods