Pioneers in Microbiology: The Human Side of Science

Pasteurization, penicillin, Koch's postulates, and gene coding. These discoveries and inventions are vital yet commonplace in modern life, but were radical when first introduced to the public and academia. In this book, the life and times of leading pioneers in microbiology are discussed in vivid detail, focusing on the background of each discovery and the process in which they were developed — sometimes by accident or sheer providence.

Contents:

• Agostino M Bassi (1773–1836): Pioneer of Studying Contagious Diseases
• Lister (1827–1912): Pioneer of Antisepsis
• Ferdinand J Cohn (1828–1898): Founder of Bacteriology
• Heinrich A De Bary (1831–1999): Pioneer of Mycology
• Gerhard H Hansen (1841–1912): Pioneer of Leprosy Studies
• Ellie Metchnikoff (1845–1916): Phagocytosis and Immunology
• Walter Reed (1851–1902): Mosaquito and Yellow Fever Virus
• Emile Roux (1953–1933) Diseases Fighter
• David Bruce (1855–1921): Pioneer of Veterinary Microbiology
• Alexandre Yersin (1863–1943): Pioneer of Plague Fighter
• Albert Calmette (1863–1933): Antituberculosis and BCG Vaccination
• Howard Ricketts (1871–1910): Pioneer of Rickettsial Diseases Studies
• Alexander Fleming (1881–1955): Penicillin, First of the Useful Antibiotics
• George Beadle (1903–1989): Pioneer of Biochemical Genetics
• Arnold L Demain (1927–): A Giant of Industrial Microbiology
• Bruce Ames (1928–): Molecular Mutagenesis and Genetic Toxicology
• and other papers

Readership: Readers who are interested in the stories behind important discoveries in microbiology. Biography;Researchers;Discoveries in Microbiology;Robert Hooke;Louis Pasteur;Antonie van Leeuwenhoek;Robert KochKey Features:

• Each chapter focuses on a microbiologist and his/her discoveries
• Serves as an inspiration for future generations of researchers in the field