
Robert Koch
Father of Bacteriology
David C. Knight(Author)
Purple House Press
Published on 10. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
150 pages
979-8-88818-194-2 (ISBN)
Description
No other scientist has so aptly earned the title of "father" of his branch of science than Robert Koch. While Pasteur is regarded as the greatest applied becteriologist, it was Koch who first perfected the pure techniques of cultivating and studying bacteria.
When Koch succeeded in isolating the dreaded anthrax bacillus, he became the first to prove that a specific bacterium was the cause of a specific disease. He also developed four famous rules-still in use today-for relating one kind of bacteria to one kind of disease. Later, he succeeded in growing pure cultures of bacteria, an essential technique in modern bacteriology.
In 1882, Koch astounded the scientific world by first isolating the tubercle bacillus-the cause of tuberculosis. Later he discovered tuberculin, a substance used in diagnosing tuberculosis today. A tireless worker, Koch went on to save thousands of lives, both human and animal, through his investigation of Asiatic cholera, sleeping sickness, malaria, Texas fever, rinderpest, and Rhodesian red water fever.
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Series
Language
English
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 to 16 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
228 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-88818-194-2 (9798888181942)
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