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GCSE History · key term
A group of microorganisms; particular types of bacteria cause particular diseases, including tuberculosis and cholera.
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Paper 1
Revise: Ideas About the Cause of DiseaseGerm Theory offered a general explanation; Koch showed that specific microbes caused specific diseases. He identified the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis in 1882 and cholera in 1883.
Distinguish the contributions: Pasteur developed Germ Theory; Koch identified specific bacteria responsible for specific diseases.
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