| Robert Koch and American Bacteriology Contributor(s): Adler, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476662592 ISBN-13: 9781476662596 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2016041677 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In bacteriology's Golden Age (roughly 1870-1890) European physicians focused on bacteria as causal agents of disease. Advances in microscopy and laboratory methodology--including the ability to isolate and identify micro-organisms--played critical roles. Robert Koch, the most well known of the European researchers for his identification of the etiological agents of anthrax, tuberculosis and cholera, established in Germany the first teaching laboratory for training physicians in the new methods. Bacteriology was largely absent in early U.S. medical schools. Dozens of American physicians-in-training enrolled in Koch's course in Germany, and many established bacteriology courses upon their return. This book highlights those who became acknowledged leaders in the field and whose work remains influential. |
Contributor Bio(s): , Richard: - Richard Adler is a professor of microbiology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He has written five other books and numerous professional articles as well as works for the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). |