| Date | 1866 |
| Author | Hemmer |
| Contribution | Reported results of injecting pus and other putrid fluids into cats and rabbits. |
| Reference | Anon. |
| Notes | Concluded that toxic effect was due to protein acting as a ferment. This was after Schwann (1837) and Pasteur (1863) had implicated germs in putrefaction as well as fermentation. Not in Garrison (4th. Ed.); nor in Lechevalier. |
| Category | Causation |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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