Franz Ziehl
Franz H. Ziehl (born April 13, 1857 in Wismar ; † April 7, 1926 in Lübeck ) was a German bacteriologist and professor in Lübeck.
In further development of the work of Paul Ehrlich , he established a carbolic acid fuchsin - staining for the detection of acid-fast rods (such as mycobacteria , the causative agent of tuberculosis ), by Friedrich Neelsen has been modified and now in microbiology as Ziehl-Neelsen stain is called.
literature
- Ziehl, F .: On the coloring of the tubercle bacillus . German Med. Wschr. 1882; 8: 451.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brockhaus Encyclopedia in twenty volumes. Twentieth volume, WAM-ZZ. Self-published, Wiesbaden 1974, p. 678.
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| SURNAME | Ziehl, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ziehl, Franz H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bacteriologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wismar |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1926 |
| Place of death | Lübeck |