title: The Delft School of Microbiology in historical perspective.
abstract: The paper discusses the contributions made to the Delft School of Microbiology by its founding fathers, defines its contents and analyses its influence. The paper is concluded by a discussion of the significance of the Delft School for the future development of general microbiology.
authors.affiliation: International Institute for Infrastructural, Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: la Rivière
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history*; D009426:Netherlands; D014495:Universities / Q000266:history*