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Emmy Klieneberger-Nobel

Who

Emmy Klieneberger-Nobel · Science & Medicine

What

Microbiologist who discovered the L-forms of bacteria and pioneered mycoplasma research.

When

1892, Frankfurt, Germany — 1985, England, UK

Where

Frankfurt · London

Biography

Emmy Klieneberger-Nobel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Microbiologist who discovered the L-forms of bacteria and pioneered mycoplasma research.

How & why

Emmy Klieneberger-Nobel was a German-born microbiologist and a founder of mycoplasma research, who discovered the cell-wall-deficient 'L-forms' of bacteria that bear the mark of her Lister Institute laboratory. A Jew, she was expelled from Germany by the Nazis in 1933 and carried out most of her pioneering work in London.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology

Contributions & Sources

Microbiologist who discovered the L-forms of bacteria and pioneered mycoplasma research.

1892

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology