Module 1 Slides 14-26

demonstrated the presence of heat-resistant forms of some microbes

• John Tyndall

• Ferdinand Cohn

• Joseph Lister

• Louis Pasteur

requires the elimination of all life forms, including endospores and viruses.

a dormant, tough, and non-reproductive structure produced by some bacteria in the phylum Bacillota

•observed that mothers of home births had fewer infections than those who gave birth in hospitals

• Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes

• Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis

• John Lister

• Joseph Lister

introduced aseptic techniques to reduce microbes in medical settings and prevent wound infections

• Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes

• Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis

• John Lister

• Joseph Lister

correlated infections with physicians coming directly from the autopsy room to the maternity ward

• Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes

• Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis

• John Lister

• Joseph Lister

the theory that Many diseases are caused by the growth of microbes in the body, not by sins, bad character, poverty, etc.

Two major contributors to the germ theory of disease

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Koch

• Joseph Lister

• Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis

•Showed microbes caused fermentation and spoilage, •Disproved spontaneous generation of microorganisms, •Developed pasteurization

formulated the four Postulates based on his research works with various infectious microorganisms to assess whether a microorganism causes a disease