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What did he scientist Koch discover?

He discovered the tubercle bacillus that caused tuberculosis and the cholera bacillus, Vibrio cholerae, among other things. For his many scientific achievements in 1905 he received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. See link for more detail.


Who discovered the the cause of cholera?

John Snow discovered cholera in 1852, from contaminated water.


What was the prevention of cholera in 1800?

Cholera did not exist in the U.S. or Europe in 1800. It appeared in the 1830's. Once it arrived, the only method of prevention was sanitation and keeping drinking water free of contamination by the cholera bacillus


How did leprosy get its name?

G.A. Hansenin discovered the bacillus that causes leprosy.


Robert Koch found the specific bacteria that causes what?

Robert Koch, a pioneering microbiologist in the late twentieth century, isolated and identified the pathogenic bacteria that caused cholera (Vibrio cholera), anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) and tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).


Who discovered the bacillus?

Cal·mette Albert Léon Charles (1863-1933),French bacteriologist, and Gué·rin Camille(1872-1961), French veterinarian


Who discovered bacillus cereus?

Bacillus cereus is a Gram positive, soil dwelling ,beta hemolytic , endemic bacterium. It causes food borne diseases.It is a facultative anaerobe and like other members of the genus Bacillus,, produces endospores.


Is cholera a coccus bacillus or spirillum?

Vibrio cholera, the bacterium that causes the disease "cholera" is not a Coccus, Bacillus, or Spirillum. being of the genus Vibrio, it is a Gram-negative curved/straight rod, motile by means of monotrichous flagellation (a single polar flagellum) for a more complete description of the Vibrio genus, see Dr. Kenneth Todar, PhD's page on http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/cholera.html It should explain many of the traits common to genus Vibrio.


What year was diphtheria bacillus identified?

The bacterium was discovered in 1882 by Edwin Klebs.


What microorganisms did Robert Koch discover?

Robert Koch discovered the causative agents of several diseases including the bacteria responsible for anthrax (Bacillus anthracis), tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), and cholera (Vibrio cholerae). His work in identifying these microorganisms helped establish the field of medical microbiology.


Who discovered the bacteria of tb?

Dr. Robert Koch discovered the tuberculosis bacillus


Who discovered cholera germs?

Cholera germs, specifically the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, were discovered by German physician Robert Koch in 1883. He identified the bacterium while investigating a cholera outbreak in Egypt. Koch's work was pivotal in establishing the link between the microorganism and the disease, which significantly advanced the field of microbiology and public health.