Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:set_of_criteria
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Koch's_postulates
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| gptkbp:field |
microbiology
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| gptkbp:firstPostulate |
The microorganism must be found in abundance in all organisms suffering from the disease, but not in healthy organisms.
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| 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.
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| gptkbp:influenced |
modern infectious disease research
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| 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
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| gptkbp:purpose |
establish causative relationship between microbe and disease
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:molecular_Koch's_postulates
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| gptkbp:secondPostulate |
The microorganism must be isolated from a diseased organism and grown in pure culture.
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| gptkbp:thirdPostulate |
The cultured microorganism should cause disease when introduced into a healthy organism.
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| gptkbp:yearProposed |
1884
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hans_Henle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Henle–Koch postulates
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