A C h r o n o l o g i c a l A r r a n g e m e n t o f E v e n t s I m p o r t a n t i n t h e H i s t o r y o f M i c r o b i o l o g y

Girolamo Fracastoro

In Era 1500-1600 who’s the investigator

Girolamo Fracastoro

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Girolamo Fracastoro

His contribution is the Theory that invisible living seeds caused disease

Francesco Redi and Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Era 1600-1700, who’s the investigator?

Francesco Redi and Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

1626-1697 and 1632-1723

Francesco Redi and Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Their contribution is Performed experiments to disprove spontaneous generation

John Needham, Lazaro Spallanzani, and Edward Jenner

Era 1700-1800, who are the investigator?

John Needham

1713-1781

Lazaro Spallanzani

1729-1823

Edward Jenner

1749-1823

John Needham

His contribution was performed e x p e r i m e n t s , r e s u l t s s u p p o r t e d c o n c e p t o f s p o n t a n e o u s g e n e r a t i o n

Lazaro Spallanzani

His contribution was he D i d e x p e r i m e n t s , r e s u l t s d i s p r o v e d s p o n t a n e o u s g e n e r a t i o n

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

D i s c o v e r e d v a c c i n a t i o n f o r s m a l l p o x u s i n g c o w p o x v a c c i n e

Theodore Schwann, Franz Schultze, Justus Von Liebig, Jacob Henle, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis, Louis Pasteur, Florence Nightingale, Joseph Lister, Thomas J. Burrill, John Tyndall, Fanny Hesse, Robert Koch, Paul Ehrlich, Elie Met chnikoff, Hans Christian Gram, Sergei N. Winogradsky, William Henry Welch, Theobald Smith

Era 1800-1900, who are the investigator?

Theodore Schwann

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Franz Schultze

1815-1873

Justus Von Liebig

1803-1873

Jacob Henle

1809-1885

Oliver Wendell Holmes

1809-1894

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

1818-1865

Louis Pasteur

1822-1895

Florence Nightingale

1820-1910

Joseph Lister

1827-1912

Thomas J. Burrill

1839-1916

John Tyndall

1820-1893

Fanny Hesse

1850-1934

Robert Koch

1843-1910

Paul Ehrlich

1854-1915

Elie Met chnikoff

1845-1916

Hans Christian Gram

1853-1933

Sergei N. Winogradsky

1856-1953

William Henry Welch

1850-1934

Theobald Smith

1859-1934

Theodore Schwann and Franz Schultze

P e r f o r m e d e x p e r i m e n t s , r e s u l t s d i s p r o v e d s p o n t a n e o u s generation

g e n e r a t i o n

Justus Von Liebig

S u p p o r t e d c o n c e p t of p h y s i c o c h e m i c a l t h e o r y o f f e r m e n t a t i o n

Jacob Henlei

E s t a b l i s h e d p r i n c i p l e s f o r g e r m t h e o r y o f d i s e a s e

Oliver Wendell Holmes

S t r e s s e d c o n t a g i o u s n e s s o f p u e r p e r a l f e v e r ; t h a t a g e n t w a s c a r r i e d f r o m o n e. m o t h e r t o a n o t h e r b y d o c t o r s

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

Introduced use of antiseptics

Louis Pasteur

E s t a b l i s h e d g e r m t h e o r y o f f e r m e n t a t i o n a n d g e r m t h e o r y of d i s e a s e , d e v e l o p e d i m m u n i z a t i o n t e c h n i q u e s

Florence Nightingale

O r g a n i z e d h o s p i t a l s w h i c h m i n i m i z e d c r o s s - i n f e c t i o n

Joseph Lister

D e v e l o p e d a s e p t i c t e c h n i q u e s ; i s o l a t e d b a c t e r i a i n p u r e c u l t u r e

Thomas J. Burril

Discovered bacterial disease of plants

John Tyndall

D e v e l o p e d f r a c t i o n a l s t e r i l i z a t i o n t o k i l l s p o r e s ( T y n d a l l i z a t i o n )

Fanny Hesse

S u g g e s t e d u s e o f a g a r a s a s o l i d i f y i n g m a t e r i a l for m i c r o - b i o l o g i c a l m e d i a

Robert Koch

D e v e l o p e d p u r e c u l t u r e t e c h n i q u e a n d K o c h ' s p o s t u l a t e s : d i s c o v e r e d c a u s a t i v e a g e n t s o f a n t h r a x a n d t u b e r c u l o s i s

Paul Ehrlich

D e v e l o p e d m o d e r n c o n c e p t o f c h e m o t h e r a p y a n d c h e m o t h e r a p e u t i c a g e n t s

Elie Metchnikoff

Discovered phagocytes

Hans Christian Gram

D e v e l o p e d i m p o r t a n t p r o c e d u r e f o r d i f f e r e n t i a l s t a i n i n g o f b a c t e r i a , t h e G r a m s t a i n

Sergei N. Winogradsky

D i s c o v e r e d n i t r o g e n - f i x i n g b a c t e r i a i n s o i l

William Henry Welch

O n e of first g r e a t A m e r i c a n m i c r o b i o l o g i s t s ; d i s c o v e r e d r e l a t i o n o f c l o s t r i d i a t o g a s g a n g r e n e

Theobald Smith

E a r l y A m e r i c a n m i c r o b i o l o g i s t ; d i s c o v e r e d t r a n s m i s s i o n o f T e x a f e v e r by c a t t l e t i c k

Walter Reed, Jules Bordet, and Octave Gengou

Era 1900-1910, who are the investigator?

Walter Reed

Reported transmission of yellow fever by mosquito

Jules Bordet, and Octave Gengou

Discovered complement-fixation reaction