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gptkbp:instanceOf
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scientist
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Rutgers_University
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1888-07-22
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gptkbp:bornIn
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gptkb:Prussia
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gptkbp:children
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three
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gptkbp:contribution
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antibiotics
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gptkbp:diedIn
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1973-08-16
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Rutgers_University
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gptkbp:fellowship
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gptkb:American_Society_for_Microbiology
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:New_Jersey_Academy_of_Science
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gptkbp:field
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microbiology
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gptkbp:honorificPrefix
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Doctor_of_Science_from_University_of_Edinburgh
Doctor_of_Science_from_University_of_Toronto
Doctor_of_Science_from_University_of_California,_Berkeley
Doctor_of_Science_from_Rutgers_University
Doctor_of_Science_from_University_of_Chicago
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Selman Waksman
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gptkbp:influence
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public health
pharmaceutical industry
infectious disease treatment
antibiotic therapy
modern medicine
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Paul_Ehrlich
antibiotic research
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Louis_Pasteur
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gptkbp:inventor
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1943
streptomycin
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gptkbp:knownFor
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antibiotic discovery
discovery of streptomycin
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Waksman_Institute_of_Microbiology
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:publications
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Antibiotics
Soil Microbiology
The Antibiotic Era
Microbiology and the Future
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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actinomycetes
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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biochemical analysis
isolation of microorganisms
characterization of compounds
cultivation of bacteria
screening for antibiotic activity
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Miriam_Waksman
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gptkbp:work
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soil microbiology
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