Abstract
IN his interesting essay, Mr. Rosenthal first describes the methods by which anaerobic microbes may be isolated and cultivated, then methods for measuring the degree of anaerobiosis, either by a pressure gauge fitted to an exhausted chamber or by the degree of growth occurring from above downwards in a tube containing a deep layer of culture medium, and, finally, the technique whereby different anaerobic organisms may ultimately be transformed into aerobic ones. This, according to the author, may be accomplished by simultaneously gradually admitting eir and subculturing, so that a gradual acclimatisation to an aerobic condition is brought about; other methods are also described. The author then re-Jates his experiences with such anaerobic organisms as the Bacillus perfringens, the bacillus of malignant oedema, and the bacillus of tetanus, and concludes with a critical examination of his results in order to detect fallacies.
L'Aérobisation des Microbes Anaérobies.
By Georges Rosenthal. Pp. 107. (Paris: Félix Alcan, 1908.)
Anleitung zur Kultur der Mikroorganismen.
By Dr. Ernst Küster. Pp. v+201. (Leipzig: B. G. Teubner, 1907.) Price 7 marks.
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HEWLETT, R. L'Aérobisation des Microbes Anaérobies Anleitung zur Kultur der Mikroorganismen. Nature 78, 150–151 (1908). https://doi.org/10.1038/078150d0
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