Who among the following isolated mycoplasma species for the first time?
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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Nocard and Roux
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D. Iwanowsky
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Joseph Lister
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Kiyoshi Shigo
B
Correct answer
Explanation
In 1898, Nocard and Roux reported the cultivation of the causative agent of CBPP, which was at that time a grave and widespread disease in cattle herds. The disease is caused by M. mycoides subsp. mycoides SC (small-colony type) and the work of Nocard and Roux represented the first isolation of a mycoplasma species.