Kitasato

[ kee-tah-sah-taw ]

/ ˈki tɑˈsɑ tɔ /

noun

Shi·ba·sa·bu·ro

[shee-bah-sah-boo-raw] /ʃiˈbɑ sɑˈbu rɔ/,1852–1931, Japanese bacteriologist.

Example sentences from the Web for kitasato

Kitasato once succeeded in producing the disease in animals by inoculation with dust taken in an infected house.

Essays In Pastoral Medicine |Austin Malley
It is caused by a specific bacillus isolated by Kitasato and Yersin in 1894.

Essays In Pastoral Medicine |Austin Malley
The bacillus pestis was discovered by Kitasato and Yersin, working independently, in 1894.

Experiments on Animals |Stephen Paget
As Mr. Kitasato and I had invited guests that evening, I was present at supper.

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, September 1899 |Various

Finally, Kitasato, in 1889, found a way of obtaining pure cultures of the bacillus.

Experiments on Animals |Stephen Paget

Medical definitions for kitasato

Kitasato

[ kē′tä-zä′tō ]

Shibasaburo 1852-1931

Japanese bacteriologist. Among his achievements are the isolation (1889) of the causative bacillus of tetanus, the development of vaccines to protect against tetanus and anthrax, and the isolation (1894) of the bacillus of bubonic plague.

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Kitasato

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Medical definitions for kitasato