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Date1884
AuthorWeeks
ContributionWith Koch, discovered the bacillus of pink-eye, later named Haemophilus aegyptius.
ReferenceLee
NotesJ. E. Weeks. Agent is currently considered a variety (biogroup) of H. influenzae, and disease is known as 'acute bacterial conjunctivitis.'
CategoryCausation
Pathogen ClassBacteria

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