| Date | 1871 |
| Author | Klebs |
| Contribution | Found that anthrax germs could be removed from a solution by filter. |
| Reference | Anon. |
| Notes | The abilitiy to remove bacteria from cultures (as opposed to destroying them in culture) was to be of immense importatnce in medical bacteriology. This was only one of many pioneering contributions made by Edwin Klebs. See 1871 Tiegel. See 1884 Chamberland. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | Bacteria |
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