Multiple choice

Which of the following scientists proved that microbes caused surgical wound infections?

  1. Louis Pasteur

  2. Robert Koch

  3. Joseph Lister

  4. Rebecca C. Lancefield

  5. Ronald Ross

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Robert Koch (1843-1910) established experimental stepsfor directly linking a specific microbe to a specific disease.