Q. Who is known as the father of modern bacteriology?
Solution:
- Robert Koch is considered to be the father of bacteriology though Louis Pasteur also has a good claim.
- At the time of his death Graham Wilson (a famous bacteriologist) was writing a book about microbiology before Pasteur, this included biographies of more than 50 precursors.
- The first direct demonstration of the role of bacteria in carrying disease (anthrax)
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