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Friedrich August Johannes Loeffler ( German: [ˈlœflɐ]; 24 June 1852 – 9 April 1915) was a German bacteriologist at the University of Greifswald . Biography. He obtained his M.D. degree from the University of Berlin in 1874. He worked with Robert Koch from 1879 to 1884 [1] as an assistant in the Imperial Health Office in Berlin.
Friedrich Loeffler was a German physician, bacteriologist and virologist who discovered the causative agents of glanders, diphtheria, erysipelas and foot- and mouth disease. He founded the world's first virological research institute in 1910 and is honored by the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI).
Apr 5, 2024 · Friedrich August Johannes Löffler (born June 24, 1852, Frankfurt an der Oder, Prussia [Germany]—died April 9, 1915, Berlin, Germany) was a German bacteriologist who, with Edwin Klebs, in 1884 discovered the organism that causes diphtheria, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, commonly known as the Klebs-Löffler bacillus.
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In 1898, Friedrich Loeffler and Paul Frosch found evidence that the cause of foot-and-mouth disease in livestock was an infectious particle smaller than any bacteria. This was the first clue to the nature of viruses, genetic entities that lie somewhere in the grey area between living and non-living states.
Summary. When starting the experiments on foot and mouth disease on the Isle of Riems in October 1910, Friedrich Loeffler could continue investigations that had been interrupted in 1907 by ministerial order. Loeffler’s appointment to Berlin in 1913 and his sudden death in 1915 lead to the temporary cessation of work on the Riems.
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- 1999
Löffler discovered the organism causing swine erysipelas 3 years later. He was appointed Professor of Hygiene at Greifswald in 1888. He studied Salmonella typhimurium and suggested that the organism might be used for bacteriological control of disease.
Friedrich Loeffler (1852-1915) Klebs—Loeffler Bacillus. JAMA. 1969;210 (6):1096-1097. doi:10.1001/jama.1969.03160320078023. Visual. editorial comment icon. Editorial. Listen to. this article. Abstract. Friedrich August Johannes Loeffler was born at Frankfurt-am-Oder.
