men of micro Flashcards
Jenner
Began study of immune system with 1st vaccine in 1796 (smallpox)
Leeuwenhoek
Study bacteria with examination of tooth scrapings
Rebecca Lancefield
Advanced immunology; classified streptococcus based on differences in cell wall
Iwanowski
Virology; tobacco mosaic virus discovery in 1892 and gave it major boost
Leberberg and tatum
Discovered conjugation
Watson and crick
Created model for DNA
Jacob and Monod
Discovered mRNA leading to the understanding of protein synthesis
Redi
Maggot and meat experiment
Snow
Cholera in the wells in London
Linneus
Father of taxonomy
Gram
Gram stain
Paul Ehrlich
Magic bullet-Salvarsan- “salvation from syphilis”
Alexander Fleming
Accidentally discovered penicillin