| Date | 1869 |
| Author | Hoffman |
| Contribution | b. Reported use of vegetable dye (carmine) to stain bacteria. |
| Reference | Anon. |
| Notes | Such dyes had been used by Cohn to stain histological sections as early as 1849. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | Bacteria |
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