Heinrich Albert Johne
(Heinrich) Albert Johne (10 December 1839 – 5 December 1910)[1] (pronounced YOH-ne) was a pathologist born in Dresden, Germany.[2][3] He contributed to the literature of actinomycosis and trichinosis and discovered a method of staining bacterial capsules.
He was instrumental in the introduction of meat inspection.
Johne's disease, a paratuberculosis disease of cattle he described in 1895, is named for him.
Sources
- Who's Who in Science (Marquis Who's Who Inc, Chicago Ill. 1968) ISBN 0-8379-1001-3
References
- ↑ Mathijsen A, Oldenkamp EP (2002). "[Predecessors: veterinarians from earlier times (48). Heinrich Albert Johne (1839–1910)]". Tijdschr Diergeneeskd (in Dutch and Flemish). 127 (14–15): 460–1. PMID 12181992.
- ↑ "Johne's+bacillus – Definition from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary".
- ↑ "MerckMedicus : Dorland's Medical Dictionary".
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