| Date | 1860 |
| Author | Pasteur |
| Contribution | Published major paper on role of living organisms in alcoholic fermentation. |
| Reference | Lechevalier |
| Notes | Reviewed history and summarized his own findings. Gave quantitative data, and showed that process was due to living yeast, even in synthetic medium with no protein. Said that Latour's concept had been gradually abandoned, and emphasized dominance of Liebig's concept. According to Brock, this paper ended the controversy over alcoholic fermentation. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | Fungi |
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