Project Gutenberg on Nostr: American microbiologist Rebecca Lancefield was born #OTD in 1895. She is best known ...
American microbiologist Rebecca Lancefield was born #OTD in 1895.
She is best known for her serological classification of β-hemolytic streptococcal bacteria, Lancefield grouping, which is based on the carbohydrate composition of bacterial antigens found on their cell walls. She is also responsible for the serological typing of Group A Streptococci. Her work laid the foundation for subsequent studies of the epidemiology, immunology, and pathogenesis of streptococcal infections.
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She is best known for her serological classification of β-hemolytic streptococcal bacteria, Lancefield grouping, which is based on the carbohydrate composition of bacterial antigens found on their cell walls. She is also responsible for the serological typing of Group A Streptococci. Her work laid the foundation for subsequent studies of the epidemiology, immunology, and pathogenesis of streptococcal infections.
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