A manual of the modern theory and technique of surgical asepsis . Fig. 4.—Bacilli. Fin. 5.—Spirillum (relapsing fever). (Fig. 4) ; and (3) the spirillum (anelpa, a coil), orspiral-shaped micro-organism, which has the ap-pearance of a spirally-twisted thread (vibrio, spiro-chaete ; Fig. 5). These expressions do not indicate INFLUENCE OF MICROBES. 23 a decided species, but denote only the morpho-logical character of micro-organisms, the differentforms of which can be compared best with (i)a billiard-ball, (2) a lead-pencil, and (3) a cork-screw. Their better comprehension demandsqualification, s


A manual of the modern theory and technique of surgical asepsis . Fig. 4.—Bacilli. Fin. 5.—Spirillum (relapsing fever). (Fig. 4) ; and (3) the spirillum (anelpa, a coil), orspiral-shaped micro-organism, which has the ap-pearance of a spirally-twisted thread (vibrio, spiro-chaete ; Fig. 5). These expressions do not indicate INFLUENCE OF MICROBES. 23 a decided species, but denote only the morpho-logical character of micro-organisms, the differentforms of which can be compared best with (i)a billiard-ball, (2) a lead-pencil, and (3) a cork-screw. Their better comprehension demandsqualification, such as micrococcus pyogenes, bacil-lus anthracis, etc. It is customary now to usethe term bacterium synonymously with mi-crobe, and not with bacillus, which would bethe bacterium xar £%o%v!v. The cells of the microbes present two essen-tial parts—namely, the nucleus, and the surround- lliiiitL, ^ I w w Fig. 6.—Streptococci. Fig. 7.—Coccoglia. ing membrane called the cell-membrane—bothof them being enclosed in a gelatinous substance of the


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