VMC 311: Systematic Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology (2+1)

HISTORY

• Discovery of the anthrax bacillus is credited to Davaine and Rayer (1863 –1868).
• Considerable historic interest is attached to anthrax bacilli.
• Pollender 1849 – Anthrax bacillus was the first pathogenic bacterium observed under the Microscope
• Davaine 1850 – first communicable disease shown to be transmitted by inoculation of infected blood
• Koch 1863 – first bacillus to be isolated in pure culture
• Pasteur 1881 – used for the preparation of attenuated vaccine.