dec 11, 1867 - Germ Theory: Robert Koch
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FACTS
-Is a country doctor who was able to use an ox eyeball and grow anthrax bacteria. He wanted to prove a a microorganism can cause a certain disease. Koch Postulates were labeled.
-The postulates included the microorganism or other pathogen has to be present in all cases of the disease, the pathogen can be isolated from the diseased host and grown in pure culture.
Historical Facts
-1867-1906: Determined causative agent for bacterial infection with swan-flask experiment
Picture Reference: Plague/Childbed Fever Lecture Slides
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