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Nature Reviews Microbiology 5, 902 (1 December 2007) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1810

In appreciation of Theodor Escherich

J|[ouml]|rg Hacker & Gabriele Blum-Oehler

This year is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Escherich, the German physician who discovered Escherichia coli. J|[ouml]|rg Hacker and Gabriele Blum-Oehler reflect on the life of Escherich and his contribution to microbiology.