Micro-Organisms

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Excerpt from Micro-Organisms: With Special Reference to the Etiology of the Infective DiseasesI have not made any attempt to give a scientific classification of the bacteria, and the characteristics described are only of use practically in enabling the reader to Obtain a general idea as regards the species already known, and to recognise new species should he meet with them, &c., In this way material will be collected, which may, perhaps, at a future period be Of use in leading us to a truly scientific classification.Our knowledge of micro-organisms is as yet so imperfect that for the present we absolutely require some such rough method of making ourselves mutually intelligible. The attempts to classify bacteria according to other principles, and with reference to their ontogenetic and phylogenetic development are doubtless justified, but in view of the small number of definite Observations are premature, and at any rate for practical purposes are in the mean time completely useless.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.