milestones in microbiology

Other landmarks and discoveries in the field of microbiology are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. Synopsis of some milestones in microbiology Event Discoverer Date Discovery of Petri dish (plate) Richard Petri 1887 Discovery of nutrient agar (agar-agar) Fanny A. Eilshemius & Dr. Walter Hesse 1881 Release of first edition of Bargey’s Manual  Professor David […]