Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
set of criteria
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Koch's_postulates
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
infectious diseases
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| gptkbp:compatibleWith |
viruses (originally, due to inability to culture)
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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 1884 |
| 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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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Henle-Koch postulates
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| gptkbp:influenced |
modern infectious disease research
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Henle's earlier work on contagion
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| gptkbp:limitation |
asymptomatic carriers exist
not all pathogens can be cultured some diseases are caused by multiple organisms |
| gptkbp:numberOfPostulates |
four
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| gptkbp:purpose |
establish causative relationship between microbe and disease
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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:bfsParent |
gptkb:Koch's_postulates
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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