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Important People in Microbiology

Important People in Microbiology

Q LECTURE Select a Famous Microbiologist and share with the class their contribution to Microbiology. This assignment is a minimum of 150 words and is worth 10 points. Please review each classmate's completed assignment as these Famous Microbiologists will appear on future exams. NOTE: Do not duplicate Microbiologists. One Microbiologist per person. List of Famous Microbiologists Oswald Avery Paul Ehrlich Edward Jenner Agostino Bassi Alexander Fleming Robert Koch George Beadle Robert Hooke Rebecca Lancefield Martinus Beijerinck Dmitri Iwanowski Laurent Lavoisier Francis Crick Francois Jacob Joshua Lederberg Carolus Linnaeus Louis Pasteur Anton van Leeuwenhoek Joseph Lister Francesco Redi Rudolf Virchow Colin MacLeod Ignaz Semmelweis James Watson Maclyn McCarty Lazzaro Spallanzani Chaim Weizmann Jacues Monod Wendell Stanley Sergei Winogradsky John Needham Edward Tatum Carl Woese Rubric Famous Microbiologists Famous Microbiologists Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of criterion 7 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWord Count 3 pts Total Points: 10 PreviousNext

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