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When did Robert Koch announce his discovery of the anthrax disease cycle?
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Robert Koch
Best known for demonstrating that specific microorganisms cause specific diseases, German bacteriologist and physician helped to confirm the germ theory of disease.
German bacteriologist Robert Koch announced and illustrated his discovery of the anthrax disease cycle in 1876 at Breslau, following an invitation from the botanist Ferdinand Cohn.12