title: "Who has first observed planctomyces" (or data to the history of Planctomyces bekefii).
abstract: The first description of Planctomyces bekefii was published in eighty years ago by N. Gimesi in Hungary. The history and importance of this species is revealed in this article.
authors.affiliation: General Microbiological Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Roosevelt tér 9, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary. langozsuzsanna@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Langó
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000166:cytology; D001432:Bacteriology / Q000266:history*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006814:Hungary