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using the Petri dish and solid culture,
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and he developed staining techniques for microscopy.
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What I'd particularly like you to note is his methodology,
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which he embodied in what are called "Koch's postulates".
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This was the methodology for determining
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that a suspected microbe is the causative agent
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of a particular disease.
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He said you could know this under four conditions.
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First, the organism suspected as a pathogen
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must be found in all animals suffering from the disease.
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In other words, it has to be universally present
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where the disease is present.