[Method of diagnosing bacteria of the genus Proteus in food products]

The author stresses the necessity of studying a group of microorganisms of the Proteus genus as a hygienic indicator, as well as of appropriate replacement of the Shukevich's method by that devised by the author, which makes complete diagnosis feasible. The author describes in detail the course of examination which is quite practicable. The method enables the improvement of the diagnosis and interpretation of the results during hygienic control of foods, as well as in bacterial food diseases and in some clinical microbiological studies.