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Microbiology (Britannica)

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Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on microbiology, from Leeuwenhoek's 1670s observations to the germ theory established by Pasteur and Koch in the late 1800s.

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Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
URL
https://www.britannica.com/science/microbiology
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
1
Sources
Microbiology (Britannica)
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Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)

This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Disciplines, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
  • Scientists, 1 claims: 1 connected.

Well-attested

6

Disciplines

Holds

1

Disciplines

Connected

1

Scientists

General References

1

Disciplines

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