Endo Wednesday

Endo is a Japanese school of bacteriology, a direction in microbiology. The name is given in honor of the Japanese bacteriologist Tohtaro Endo (1868-1952), the creator of the Endo medium for cultivating microorganisms. The term “endo-” is also used to describe certain properties of microorganisms that induce the growth of an organism; they are called endogenous factors.

The development of the endo-school direction is associated with the scientific works of the Japanese scientist Tokuzo Endo. The school was represented by such famous biologists as Tuzou Oshima (1904-1983) and Kaori Ito (born 1891). Students of the Endo-school included, for example, such prominent specialists in the field of microbiology as Norisato Masamune, Hideki Tokiwa and Tsutomu Kudo. The tradition continues today in connection with the study of whooping cough (called endo-collection); The work of the school influenced the development of virology and is of interest in the historical context of the fight against antibiotic resistance and ecopharmacology.