Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
set of criteria
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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
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 |
Koch's postulates
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| gptkbp:influenced |
modern infectious disease research
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
germ theory of disease
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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:relatedTo |
gptkb:Henle-Koch_postulates
gptkb:molecular_Koch's_postulates |
| 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:Robert_Koch
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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