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History of Microbiology
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Robert Hooke discovered that all living things were composed of cells
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The first microbes were observed
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Louis Pasteur discovers microbial fermentation
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Rudolf Virchow said cells arise from preexisting cells
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Louis Pasteur develops the S-shaped flask
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Louis Pasteur demonstrated that microorganisms are present in the air
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Louis Pasteur disproves spontaneous generation
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Joseph Lister pioneered aseptic surgery
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Robert Koch proved that a bacterium causes anthrax and provided Koch's postulates to prove that specific microbes cause specific diseases
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Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin
