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[Rhinoz8142]

Could someone help me solve this question..

'Using Koch as an example, describe the circumstances which
resulted in a named organism being identified as the cause of a
disease.''

 

[obliviousninja]

Koch's postulates. Describe the process

 

[Rhinoz8142]

Thats it ?

 

[obliviousninja]

Thats it ?

Essentially.

This is the overarching key words: '...organism being identified as the cause of a disease.'''

 

[lemnok]

Koch applied Koch's postulates to identify a particular type of bacteria as a cause of anthrax in sheep.
He examined infected sheep's blood under a microscope and noticed that they contain these bacteria. He infected healthy sheep with same bacteria, and they also developed anthrax.