Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 1CAE
In 1882, German bacteriologist Paul Erhlich described a method for staining Mycobacterium and noted. “It may be that all disinfecting agents which are acidic will be without effect on this [tubercle] bacillus, and one will have to be limited to alkaline agents.” How did he reach this conclusion without testing disinfectants?
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Microbiology: An Introduction
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