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- Ferdinand Cohn (1828-1898), a pioneer in the developmental biology of lower plants, considerably promoted the taxonomy and physiology of bacteria, discovered the heat-resistant endospores of bacilli, and was active in applied microbiology.
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Ferdinand Julius Cohn (1828-1898) is recognized as one of the founders of modern bacteriology. He contributed to the creation of this discipline in two important ways. First, he invented a new system for classifying bacteria, which provided microbiologists with a more standardized nomenclature with which to work.
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Jun 22, 2024 · Among Cohn’s most striking contributions was his discovery of the formation and germination of spores (called endospores) in certain bacteria, particularly in Bacillus subtilis. He was also the first to note endospores’ resistance to high temperatures, and by his observations he was able to refute contemporary experiments that seemed to ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
From 1870 onward he mostly studied bacteria. He established the use of sterile culture mediums and rediscovered the botanical garden of Lorenz Scholz von Rosenau in Breslau. Cohn was the first to classify algae as plants, and to define what distinguishes them from green plants.
Ferdinand Cohn (1828-1898), a pioneer in the developmental biology of lower plants, considerably promoted the taxonomy and physiology of bacteria, discovered the heat-resistant endospores of bacilli, and was active in applied microbiology.
- Gerhart Drews
- 2000
Dec 25, 2022 · He was trained as a botanist and became an excellent microscopist, and this led him to study algae (unicellular plant-like microorganisms) and later, photosynthetic bacteria. Cohn believed that all bacteria were members of the plant kingdom.
Of particular interest was the way he treated bacteria, generally called Vibrionia. At that time, bacteria were considered animals primarily because of their active, apparently voluntary movement. Cohen pointed out that the ciliated swarm cells of algae and fungi performed similar movement.
May 23, 2018 · Ferdinand Cohn, a founder of modern microbiology, became the first to recognize and study bacteriology as a separate science. Cohn developed a system for classifying bacteria and discovered the importance of heat-resistant endospores.
