##  [Koch's Postulates](/kochs-postulates) 

  ##  [Koch's Postulates](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/kochs-postulates-0) 

  

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Definition

A classical experimental framework comprising criteria intended to link a specific microorganism to a specific infectious disease: the agent should be present in every case of the disease, isolatable and grown in pure culture, cause the disease when introduced into a susceptible host, and be recoverable from that experimentally infected host.