Abstract: A remote control gear shift linkage system for a manual transmission comprises a manually operable control lever, a control rod connected between the control lever and the transmission for transmitting a movement of the control lever to the transmission to effect a gear shift, and a support rod supported on a vehicle body for supporting the control lever. In order to avoid unwanted influences of a resonance of the remote control linkage, a concentrated mass member is fastened to a portion of the support rod. The concentrated mass member may take the form of a sleeve fitted over the support rod or a solid bar fitted into the bore of the hollow support rod.

Abstract: A test system for identifying bacteria comprising a plate accommodating portion for placing therein a transparent culture plate having a plurality of cells, a light source assembly for applying a light to a specimen in each of the cells of the culture plate placed in the accommodating portion, a photoelectric element for converting to an electric signal the light reflected from or passing through the specimen, a rotary member having a plurality of filters for obtaining monochromatic lights of different wavelengths and a filter synchronizing signal generator and disposed between the light source assembly and the specimen, the rotary member being continuously rotatable at a predetermined speed in a predetermined direction to permit the filters to be selected one after another, and an operation control unit for deriving from the photoelectric element electric signals in response to the monochromatic lights passing through a specified number of the filters to determine the color of the specimen based on the signa