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Dr. Rudolph (Rudolf) Emmerich (29 September 1856– 15 November 1914) was a German Michigan State University:Antimicrobial Resistance Learning Site For Veterinary Students:The Pre-Antibacterial Era
/ref> Emmerich made experiments on himself by injections of cholera strains and proved that cholera is less virulent when contracted from human to human as opposed to from the ground. Emmerich was professor Hygiene and Bacteriology at the University of Munich.
Dr. Rudolph (Rudolf) Emmerich (29 September 1856– 15 November 1914) was a German bacteriologist
A bacteriologist is a microbiologist, or similarly trained professional, in bacteriology -- a subdivision of microbiology that studies bacteria, typically Pathogenic bacteria, pathogenic ones. Bacteriologists are interested in studying and learnin ...
noted for his advances against cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium ''Vibrio cholerae''. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea that lasts a few days. Vomiting and ...
and his co-invention of the first antibiotic drug Pyocyanase with Oscar Löw in 1890s.
/ref> Emmerich made experiments on himself by injections of cholera strains and proved that cholera is less virulent when contracted from human to human as opposed to from the ground. Emmerich was professor Hygiene and Bacteriology at the University of Munich.
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