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Date1854
AuthorCohn
ContributionPublished book on microscopic algae & fungi; proposed that bacteria (Vibrionia) be classified as plants instead of animals.
ReferenceLechevalier
NotesFerdinand Cohn's book was a major influence. He became leading authority on bacteria, and was consulted by Koch at a crucial time in the history of germ theory (1876).
CategoryMiscellany
Pathogen ClassBacteria

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