Robert Koch
Who was Robert Koch?
A German physician and microbiologist
Which major disease did Robert Koch identify the causative agent for in 1882?
Tuberculosis
What scientific method is Robert Koch most famous for developing?
Koch’s Postulates
Which other disease did Robert Koch discover the causative agent for in 1883?
Cholera
What award did Robert Koch receive in 1905?
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Where was Robert Koch born?
Clausthal, Germany
What organism did Robert Koch identify as the cause of anthrax?
Bacillus anthracis
What contribution did Koch make to microbiology laboratories?
The use of solid media for bacterial culture
Robert Koch’s work primarily supported which theory?
The Germ Theory of Disease
Which of these is NOT associated with Robert Koch?
Penicillin discovery
what did Koch work as during the Frank-Prussian war
A german medical officer
What was Koch known as
The father of modern Bacteriology
what did koch first become famous for
his work on anthrax 1876
who was koch's main rival
Louis pasteur
what did kochs methods and findings enable
other scientists to locate specific germs
Kochs principles
Bacteria have to be present in successive experiments (retrived and grown again)
Developed a method of growinf bacteria on solidified agar
uses dyes and stain specific microbes to distinct baceriei
Developed ways of photgraphing microbes so they stick out
which 3 doctors promoted koch in britain
John Tyndall William Roberts and William Cheyne
who translated Koch's work to english
William Cheyne