Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Ueber Erysipel.

FEHLEISEN, Friedrich (1854 – 1924) Wikipedia

Dtsch. Z. Chir., 16, 391-97. 1882.

Discovery of Strep pyogenes, infectious agent of scarlet fever and other streptococcal illnesses. Fehleisen cultured it from perierysipelas lesions on humans. English translation, 1886.

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Microbiology & Virology

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BACTERIOLOGY › BACTERIA (mostly pathogenic; sometimes indexed only to genus) › Gram-Positive Bacteria › Streptococcus MICROBIOLOGY

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Entry Number	#2496
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/3168
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	ueber-erysipel