Robert Koch is famous for establishing 'Koch's postulates', which are a set of criteria used to: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Robert Koch is famous for establishing 'Koch's postulates', which are a set of criteria used to:
A. Establish a causal relationship between a specific microbe and a specific disease
B. Develop vaccines against viral diseases
C. Discover the structure of DNA
D. Classify bacteria based on Gram staining
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Robert Koch, a German physician and microbiologist, formulated Koch's postulates in the late 19th century. These four criteria are designed to establish a causal relationship between a specific microbe and a specific disease. The postulates require that the microbe must be found in all cases of the disease, isolated and grown in pure culture, cause the disease when inoculated into a healthy susceptible host, and be re-isolated from the experimentally infected host.

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