answersLogoWhite

0

What is Koch's rule?

Updated: 8/10/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Best Answer

Robert Koch (1843-1910) was a German physician and microbiologist who showed that "the key to the identification of bacterial pathogens was the isolation of pure cultures."

What are Koch's postulates?

In the course of his studies of anthrax and tuberculosis, Robert Koch formulated rules of procedure for proving that a certain microorganism is the cause of a particular disease. These rules, known as Koch's postulates, are still used today:

1. It must be shown that the microorganism in question is always present in diseased hosts.

2. The microorganism must be isolated from the diseased host and grown in pure culture (i.e., in a culture containing only that one species of microorganism).

3. Microorganisms obtained from the pure culture, when injected into a healthy, susceptible host, must produce the disease in that host.

4. Microorganisms must be isolated from the experimentally infected host, grown in pure culture, and compared with the microorganisms from the original culture.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

In 1880, a German doctor named Robert koch developed a rule that is still in use today

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago

Koch's rules formed the basis for methods of control. He had become influenced by working with cholera to conserve water supplies.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is Koch's rule?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp