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William M. Bouw

William M. Bouw was a Christian missionary who is recognized for collecting the soil samples in Borneo that ultimately led to the discovery of the bacteria producing vancomycin.

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Vancomycin > soil samples from Borneo

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Months later in February 1953, he sent back a crate of soils to Eli Lilly via air mail. He wrote in a letter that the samples were collected during 1952 in the deep jungles of Tengeng, Borneo.

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Vancomycinwas derived fromsoil samples from Borneo

“Months later in February 1953, he sent back a crate of soils to Eli Lilly via air mail. He wrote in a letter that the samples were collected during 1952 in the deep jungles of Tengeng, Borneo.”

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