Microbiology: Scientists Flashcards
College: Second year
Avery Maclead and Mc carty
proved that dna is hereditary material
Pasteur
Disproved spontaneus generation
Beadle and Tatum
showed that genes code for enzymes
Berg
spliced animal DNA to bacterial DNA
Ehrlich
used the first synthetic chemotherapeutic agent
Fleming
Discovered penicillin
Hooke
First to observe cells in plant material and name them
Iwanowski
Observed that viruses are fitterable
Jacob and Monad
discovered how DNA controls protein synthesis in a cell
Jenner
Developed vaccine against smallpox
Koch
proved that microorganisms can cause disease
Lancefield
Proposed a classification system for streptococci based on antigens in their cell walls
Lederberg and tatum
discovered that DNA can be transferred from one bacterium to another
Lister
First to use disinfectants in surgical procedure
Stanley
First to characterize a virus
Van Leevwenhoek
First to observe bacteria
Virchow
Said living arise from preexisting living cells
Weizmann
uses bacteria to produce acetone