| Date | 1857 |
| Author | Leuckart |
| Contribution | Described life cycle of Trichinella spiralis, a parasitic nematode. |
| Reference | Grove |
| Notes | See Campbell, W. C., Trichinella and Trichinosis, Plenum, 1983. The pathogenicity of the worm for humans had not yet been established. See 1860. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | Helminths |
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