Henle–Koch postulates

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf set of criteria
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Koch's_postulates
gptkbp:field microbiology
gptkbp:firstPostulate The microorganism must be found in abundance in all organisms suffering from the disease, but not in healthy organisms.
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Robert_Koch
gptkb:Friedrich_Gustav_Jakob_Henle
gptkbp:fourthPostulate The microorganism must be re-isolated from the inoculated, diseased experimental host and identified as being identical to the original specific causative agent.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henle–Koch postulates
gptkbp:influenced modern infectious disease research
gptkbp:limitation not all pathogens can be cultured
some diseases are caused by multiple organisms
some pathogens cause disease only in humans
gptkbp:numberOfPostulates four
gptkbp:purpose establish causative relationship between microbe and disease
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:molecular_Koch's_postulates
gptkbp:secondPostulate The microorganism must be isolated from a diseased organism and grown in pure culture.
gptkbp:thirdPostulate The cultured microorganism should cause disease when introduced into a healthy organism.
gptkbp:yearProposed 1884
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hans_Henle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7