| Date | 1810 |
| Author | Rudolphi |
| Contribution | Published book supporting spontaneous generation of parasitic worms. |
| Reference | Grove |
| Notes | Worms continued for many years to be seen as evidence of spontaneous generation. See Farley. Rudolphi believed that the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus was derived from intestinal epithelium. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | Helminths |
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