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History of Microbio
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Robert Hooke | discovered boxes called cells |
| Anton van Leeuwehoek | Microscope, microorganisms;animalcules |
| John Needham | Believed in spontaneous generation |
| Lazzaro Spallanzani | Refuted Needham. Microorganisms in the air. |
| Rudolf Virchow | Biogenesis |
| Francesco Redi | Maggots from flies laying eggs |
| Louis Pasteur | Proved biogenesis. |
| Ignaz Semmelweis | handwashing to stop spread of germs |
| Joseph Lister | Aseptic surgery and aseptic technique |
| Robert Koch | Koch's postulate. Follow micro organ from one host to another |
| Edward Jenner | Cowpox inoculation prevented smallpox |
| Paul Ehrlich | magic bullet. Salvarsan to treat syphilis |
| Alexander Fleming | Penicillin |