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Albert Calmette

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Albert Calmette

Description:

French researcher Albert Calmette (1863-1933), shown here, and veterinarian Jean-Marie Camille Guérin (1872-1961) attenuated the M. bovis strain of tuberculosis to produce BCG, the tuberculosis vaccine that is still used today.

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National Library of Medicine

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