Robert Koch's greatest accomplishment in the field of medical bacteriology was with:
A) Escherichia coli
B) Bacillus subtilis
C) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
D) rabies
E) smallpox

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Robert Koch's greatest accomplishment was identifying the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and developing methods for its cultivation and identification. This led to the development of improved diagnostic techniques and the eventual development of a vaccine for tuberculosis.

Robert Koch's Greatest Accomplishment in the Field of Medical Bacteriology