Bacteriology and Mycology: History

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History

Rivolta (1873) described chain forming organisms in pus from a case of strangles in horses.
In 1878-79, Pasteur recognized this organism as a pus-forming agent.
In 1903, Hugo Schottmuller introduced blood to differentiate various types of hemolysis.
In 1928, Rebecca Lancefield reported a serological method of grouping streptococci.

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