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Robert Koch : a life in medicine and bacteriology /

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Chronicles the life of Robert Koch, focusing on his contributions to the fields of medicine and bacteriology, discussing his research trips to India, findings on the causes of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax, postulates, Nobel Prize, and other related topics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brock, Thomas D. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, ©1999.
Series:Textbook, ASM Press.
Subjects:
Koch, Robert, > 1843-1910.
Microbiologists > Germany > Biography.
Bacteriology.
Microbiologists
Bacteriology
Pathology
Germany
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / James Strick
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Koch's Early Years
  • 3. The Young Doctor and Husband
  • 4. Steps toward maturity: Koch in Wollstein
  • 5. The Lone Scientist: The Work on Anthrax
  • 6. First Recognition: Koch and Cohn
  • 7. Koch's Role in the Microscope Revolution
  • 8. Studies on Wound Infections: The Later Wollstein Years
  • 9. On to Berlin
  • 10. Koch at the Crossroads: From Lone Doctor to Group Leader
  • 11. Simple Gifts: The Plate Technique
  • 12. Sterilization, Disinfection, and other Techniques
  • 13. The London Meeting: Koch, Lister, and Pasteur
  • 14. World Fame: The Discovery of the Tubercle Bacillus
  • 15. The World Traveler: To Egypt and India in Search of Cholera
  • 16. The Pasteur/Koch Controversy.