Émile van Ermengem
Émile Pierre-Marie van Ermengem (1851–1932) was a Belgian bacteriologist who, in 1895, isolated Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism, from a piece of ham that had poisoned thirty-four people.[1]
Life
Van Ermengem was born in Leuven on 15 August 1851. After studying in Berlin he became a professor at the University of Ghent. He became a corresponding member of the Académie royale de médecine de Belgique in 1887 and a full member in 1902, serving as secretary 1919–1932.[2]
He died in Ghent on 29 September 1932.[2] His sons were the writer Franz Hellens and the art critic François Maret.
References
- ^ van Ermengem EP (February 1897). "Ueber einen neuen anaëroben Bacillus und seine Beziehungen zum Botulismus". Zeitschrift für Hygiene und Infektionskrankheiten (in German). 26 (1): 1–56. doi:10.1007/BF02220526. S2CID 29596562. Reprinted in PMID 399378
- ^ a b "Emile van Ermengem". armb.be. Académie royale de médecine de Belgique.
Bibliography
Novak, John S., Peck, Micheal W.; Juneja, Vijay K.; Johnson, Eric A. (2005). "Chapter 19: Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens". In Fratamico, Pina M.; Bhunia, Arun K. & Smith, James L. (eds.). Foodborne pathogens: microbiology and molecular biology (1st ed.). Wymondham: Caister Academic Press. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-904455-00-4.{{cite book}}
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