Friedrich-Karl Kleine was a German physician, became co-worker of Robert Koch, described the developing cycle of the Trypanosoma stages inside the tsetse flies, developed the first blood cultures of parasites, and became member of the so-called sleeping sickness expedition in 1906–1907 (Figs. 1 and 2).
Kleine, Koch, and other members of the sleeping sickness expedition (1906–1907) (From left: Dr. Kudicke, Dr. Kleine, Robert Koch, administrator Beck, Dr. Panse, Dr. Sacher, two laboratory helpers in front)
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Kleine, Friedrich-Karl (1869-1951). In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_1674-2
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