Anton van Leeuwenhoek reported the discovery of micro-organisms.[1]
Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation is caused by the growth of micro-organisms, and the emergent growth of bacteria in nutrient broths is due not to spontaneous generation, but rather to biogenesis. [2]
Robert Koch was the first to demonstrate that bacteria Bacillus anthracis was the germ that cause the disease Anthrax. [4]
Hans Christian Gram developed a new staining technique which will become the standard in bacteriology. [5]
Petri Dish has been invented by R.J. Petri, a German bacteriologist. [6]
Martinus Beijerinck discovered viruses and developped enrichment culture techniques. [3]
Penicillin antibiotics were the first drugs to be effective against many previously serious diseases, such as syphilis and were discovered by Alexander Fleming. [7]
Edouard Chatton developed the subdivision between eukaryotic and prokaryotic systems of cellular organisation. [7]
Lowff exposed the fundamental characteristic which differentiates bacteria and viruses [7].
Until recently, the concept of venom immunotherapy was primarily associated with stinging insects, but recent developments are redefining this field of study.
Researchers from McGill University in Montreal have discovered a means of stimulating the body to burn fat rather than store it, which could aid in the evergrowing battle against obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
