Details

Date1892
AuthorPfeiffer
ContributionIsolated Hemophilus influenza (an agent of bacterial pneumonia).
ReferenceGarrison
NotesGarrison gives the date as 1892-93, and refers the agent as the "influenza bacillus" (presumably the explanation of the specific name).
CategoryCausation
Pathogen ClassBacteria

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