Title:

Of Man and Pneumococcus, An Historical Paradox

Creator:

Austrian, Robert

Contributor:

Borek, Ernest, 1911-1986 (Editor)
Monod, Jacques (Editor)

Date:

1971

Description:

This book excerpt places Avery's work in context by exploring the history of the scientific inquiry on pneumococcus and how this contributed to "the understanding of bacterial disease and of the biology of the cell."

Publisher:

Columbia University Press

Location:

Box: 4. Folder: 7

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Columbia University Press.

Genre:

Monographs
Excerpts

Subject:

History of Medicine, Pneumococcal Infections, Therapeutics, Bacterial Vaccines, and Polysaccharides, Bacterial

Format:

Text

Extent:

10 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Monograph. Austrian, Robert. "Of Man and Pneumococcus, An Historical Paradox." Of Microbes and Life, edited by Ernest Borek and Jacques Monod. Columbia University Press, 1971. Pp. 165-173. Excerpt. Monograph. 10 Images.

Legacy ID:

CCAAHJ

NLM ID:

101584575X173

Profiles Collection:

The Oswald T. Avery Collection

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584575X173

Story Section:

Biographical Information