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checked. But the field of Virology is a young, very young, out- 

 growth of our science of microbiology, and it hides many secrets. 

 This chapter was purposely titled "Highlights in the History 

 of Microbiology." Included in the list of persons mentioned were 

 individuals whom Kitchens and Leikind so aptly described as the 

 "bead strincrers" in contrast to the "bead collectors." Each bead 



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represents a scientific fact. But isolated facts, to be reallv useful, 

 must be strung together by those rare individuals who have the 

 insight to string these beads into a useful necklace. Bead collectors 

 are by far more numerous, but this does not detract from their 

 usefulness in science. Other famous bead stringers have plaved 

 vital roles in the science of microbiology, but we shall weave their 

 contributions into subsequent chapters as we discuss specific phases 

 and applications of their discoveries. 



