Willy Burgdorfer
Swiss-born American entomologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wilhelm Burgdorfer (June 27, 1925 – November 17, 2014) was a Swiss-American scientist and an international leader in the field of medical entomology. He discovered the bacterial pathogen that causes Lyme disease, a spirochete named Borrelia burgdorferi in his honor.[1]
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Willy Burgdorfer | |
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Born | (1925-06-27)June 27, 1925 Basel, Switzerland |
Died | November 17, 2014(2014-11-17) (aged 89) |
Alma mater | University of Basel |
Known for | Borrelia burgdorferi |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Entomology |
Thesis | Analyse des Infektionsverlaufes bei Ornithodorus moubata (Murray) und der natürlichen Übertragung von Spirochaeta duttoni (1951) |
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