Frederick Novy and the development of bacteriology in medicine / Powel H. Kazanjian.

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2017]

vii, 234 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm.

Frederick Novy and the origins of the Michigan hygienic laboratory -- What Novy did in his medical school laboratory -- Making medical education scientific -- Defining bacteriology as a discipline in its early years -- Significance for American culture : Arrowsmith -- Making a scientific career in medicine.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-229) and index.