| Date | 1861 |
| Author | Pasteur |
| Contribution | c. Reported that specific microbes are responsible for specific fermentations. |
| Reference | Carter |
| Notes | A significant advance over the initial reports of microbes as agents of fermentation (for example, the reports of Schwann and de Latour). |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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