| Date | 1876 |
| Author | Tyndall |
| Contribution | b. Produced experimental evidence for the transport of microbes by airborne particles. |
| Reference | Waller |
| Notes | The role of air in transporting germs was central to Pasteur's demolition of Spontaneous Generation, and assumed an excessive importance Lister's antiseptic surgical methods. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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