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Koch's postulates |
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Koch's postulates [′kōks ′päs·chə·ləts] (microbiology) A set of laws elucidated by Robert Koch: the microorganism identified as the etiologic agent must be present in every case of the disease; the etiologic agent must be isolated and cultivated in pure culture; the organism must produce the disease when inoculated in pure culture into susceptible animals; a microorganism must be observed in and recovered from the experimentally diseased animal. Also known as law of specificity of bacteria. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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nbsp;bacilli were isolated or identified on special stains; thus, the Koch postulates were not satisfied. |
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