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| Robert Koch |
| (12/11/1843 – 5/27/1910) |
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| Physician, Bacteriologist and Hygienist |
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The research work performed by Robert Koch forms the basis of present-day bacteriology. His microscopic examinations and scientific methods identified pathogens as the causative agents of particular diseases for the very first time. He utilized the ability of pathogens to react to specific staining methods and also made use of photomicrography; an objective method of examination, unlike assessment using only the human eye.
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| Robert Koch | Bacillus anthracis |
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Koch was the first scientist to identify Bacillus anthracis as the pathogen causing anthrax in humans and set out the criteria
(Koch’s Postulates) which he considered to be the criteria for judging whether a given bacterium was the cause of a given disease. In 1905 Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for his many years of work on tuberculosis.
| For kindly providing us with photographic material, we would like to thank the Robert Koch-Institut, the German Federal Institute for the Protection of Consumer Health and Veterinary Medicine, and the German National Reference Center for Mycobacteria. Our work is based on: Alexander Berg, “Robert Koch“ in Geschichte der Mikroskopie, Vol.. 2; Prof. Dr. Dr. Rolf Winau, FU Berlin. |
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