Alexander Fleming

Alexander Fleming
Fleming was born in Ayrshire, Scotland and died in London, England, at age 74. He worked as a medical microbiologist at St. Mary's Hospital in London until the beginningof theFirst World War. In the hospital he worked at the Department of inoculationsdedicated to the improvement and manufacture of vaccines and serums. AlmorthEdward Wright, secretary of the Department'sattention was caught by Fleming for new treatments for infections.
Discoveries
Both Fleming discoveries occurred in the twenties and although they were accidental demonstrate the great powers ofobservation and intuition of the Scottish doctor. He discovered during his research lysozyme treatment of gas gangrene that decimated the fighters in the wars, the discovery came after mucus from asneeze; they should fallon a Petri dish in which grew a bacterial culture. A few days later noticed that the bacteria had been destroyed in the place where he had deposited the nasal fluid.
Fleming wasa member of Chelsea Arts Club, a private club for artists founded in 1891 at the suggestion of the painter James McNeil Whistler. Counted as anecdote Fleming was admitted to the club aftermaking "paintings with germs," ​​these paintings were to brush the canvas with pigmented bacteria, which were invisible while he painted with bright colors but arose once grew after incubating thecanvas. The bacterial species used were:
Serratia marcescens - Red
Chromo bacterium violaceum - Purple
Micrococcus luteus - yellow
Micrococcus varians - white
Micrococcus roseus - pink
Bacillus sp. -orange
while on tour in Spain, 1948.4 sick wife of the evil that would truncate his life months later. However, he continues his work at the Institute of St. Mary (Saint Mary's College),directed since 1946. There, a young Greek works, Dr. Vourekas, which Fleming feels great esteem when she returns home, Dr. Fleming, left alone, is caught up in his memory and will for her to be his bride in...