Robert Koch is the German doctor who discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. This discovery earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1902. However, Koch is also known for isolating anthrax and cholera
Fast Facts:
- Born: December 11, 1843
- Died: May 27, 1910
- Birthplace: Clausthal, Germany
- Graduated from University of Gottingen
- Discovered cause of TB on March 24, 1882
- Won Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1902
- Field: Microbiology
- Isolated: Tuberculosis, anthrax, cholera
Robert Koch is the German doctor who discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. This discovery earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1902. However, Koch is also known for isolating anthrax and cholera
Fast Facts:
- Born: December 11, 1843
- Died: May 27, 1910
- Birthplace: Clausthal, Germany
- Graduated from University of Gottingen
- Discovered cause of TB on March 24, 1882
- Won Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1902
- Field: Microbiology
- Isolated: Tuberculosis, anthrax, cholera</note>
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