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The Petri dish is named after…

Fact - The Petri dish is named after Julius Richard Petri, a German microbiologist and student of the famous bacteriologist, Robert Koch.
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The Petri dish is named after Julius Richard Petri, a German microbiologist and student of the famous bacteriologist, Robert Koch.

Petri dishes are used in to grow (culture) bacteria, fungi and animal cells.

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