Robert Koch
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- Robert Koch
- successfully identified the different germs
- published his ideas on the methods that could be used to identify disease-causing microbes
- the microbe is present in every case of the disease
- once taken from the body, the microbe can be re-produced into a pure culture
- the disease can be reproduced in test animals using that culture
- the microbe can then be taken out of the test animals and used to start a fresh culture
- 1882 - Koch discovered the bacteria that caused tuberculosis
- 1883 - he discovered the bacteria that caused cholera
- 1884 - proved that it was spread in water supplies
- made it easier for future scientists to study bacteria by developing a new method of studying them, using agar in a petri dish
- Koch's research inspired other scientists
- received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1905
- Koch's influence in Britain
- by developing the dye to stain microbes, Koch made it easy to see microbes
- before Koch's discoveries, symptoms were studied. Afterwards, diseases themselves were studied by British scientists
- Koch's new methods of growing microbes made it easier for other scientists to study specific diseases
- the British government did not listen to Koch's discoveries in the short term
- Koch inspires other to look for microbes responsible for other diseases
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