| Date | 1866 |
| Author | Pasteur |
| Contribution | b. Reported transmission of silkworm disease by means of corpuscles. |
| Reference | Carter |
| Notes | He transmitted the disease by exposure of silkworms to "corpuscles" found in diseased silkworms. Pasteur was not sure that the corpuscles reproduced; they were never present in healthy worms, but not always present in sick worms; and for these reasons Pasteut stopped short of claiming causation. As interpreted by Carter, Pasteur's evidence pointed to corpuscles as sufficient but not necessary for disease causation. |
| Category | Causation |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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