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koch

/kɒx/

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noun

/kɒx/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к немецкому бактериологу, который выделил бациллу сибирской язвы, туберкулёзную палочку и холерный вибрион (1843-1910).

A proper noun referring to a German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus, the tubercle bacillus, and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910).

uncountable · proper noun

  1. German bacteriologistC1formalscientific

    A German physician and microbiologist who discovered the causative agents of anthrax, tuberculosis, and cholera.

    ruНемецкий бактериолог

    • Robert Koch is considered one of the founders of modern bacteriology.
    • Koch's postulates are still used to establish the cause of infectious diseases.
    • He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905 for his work on tuberculosis.
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