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A fatal form of septicaemia in the rabbit, produced by the subcutaneous injection of human saliva.

STERNBERG, George Miller (1838 – 1915) Wikipedia

Publication Details

National Board of Health Bulletin, April 30. John Murphy & Co., 1881 CE.

In the same year as Pasteur, and independently, Sternberg discovered the pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) demonstrating its carriage in the healthy human mouth.

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Microbiology & Virology

Thematic Classifications

BACTERIOLOGY › BACTERIA (mostly pathogenic; sometimes indexed only to genus) › Gram-Positive Bacteria › Streptococcus › Pneumococcus RESPIRATION › Respiratory Diseases

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