| RefNo | PP/16/5 |
| Previous numbers | PP/48/5a |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'A contribution to the etiology of diphtheria' by Edward Emanuel Klein |
| Date | 1890 |
| Description | Klein writes: 'The microbe, which was first described by Klebs (at the Wiesbaden Congress in 1883), then isolated and grow n in artificial cultures by Löffler (‘Mitth. aus dem K. Gesundheitsamte,' vol. 2) from human diphtheritic membrane, was shown by this observer to act virulently on various animals. The Klebs-Löffler bacillus— by which name the diphtheria microbe is known— is the one with which also Roux and Yersin ('Annales de l’lnstitut Pasteur,' vol. 2,1888, No. 12) obtained positive results on guinea-pigs.'
Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.
Subject: Pathology / Etiology
Received 25 April 1890. Read 22 May 1890.
A version of this paper was published in volume 48 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'A contribution to the etiology of diphtheria'. |
| Extent | 11p |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1890.0009 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6449 | Klein; Edward Emanuel (1844 - 1925) | 1844 - 1925 |