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Baron Kitasato Shibasaburō (北里 柴三郎, January 29 [O.S. 17 January] , 1853 – June 13, 1931) was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the co-discoverer of the infectious agent of bubonic plague in Hong Kong during an outbreak in 1894, almost simultaneously with Alexandre Yersin .
Kitasato Shibasaburo was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist who helped discover a method to prevent tetanus and diphtheria and, in the same year as Alexandre Yersin, discovered the infectious agent responsible for the bubonic plague. Kitasato began his study of medicine at Igakusho Hospital.
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Oct 23, 2020 · 繁體字. Culturing Tetanus Bacteria and Discovering Antitoxins. Japan from early times looked to Chinese medicine to treat illness and other maladies. During the Edo period (1603–1868), European...
May 23, 2018 · A biography of Shibasaburo Kitasato, one of the foremost Japanese bacteriologists who studied in Germany with Robert Koch and discovered the causative agents of plague, tetanus, and blackleg. Learn about his life, achievements, and legacy in the field of bacteriology.
Learn about the life and achievements of Shibasaburo Kitasato, a Japanese physician and bacteriologist who studied microbes and diseases. He discovered the tetanus bacillus, the bubonic plague bacillus, and developed blood serum antitoxin.
Shibasaburo Kitasato, Japanese bacteriologist, was born on Dec. 20, 1852, in the prefecture of Kumamoto in west central Kyushu Island, Japan. He was the eldest son of the mayor of the city. In 1872, he enrolled in the newly founded medical college in the city of Kumamoto.
Nov 14, 2018 · to the top. Print. "The Japanese… are so kind and cordial in their demonstration of hospitality", wrote Robert Koch from Japan in the summer of 1908. Together with his wife Hedwig, the Nobel Laureate (Medicine) had travelled to Japan to visit Shibasaburo Kitasato, his pupil and friend, whom he hadn’t seen in 15 years.
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