Important People in the History of Microbiology

Francesco Redi

Created the experiment of the maggots in a jar.

Results: The non opened jar didn’t have maggots inside but the opened jar did have maggots

Supports Biogenesis

John Needham

Created the experiment of using beef broth/vegetable broth to see if any microorganisms will be in it. Heated up the contents before putting it into a beaker

Results: Growth in the flask that was covered and uncovered

Supports Spontaneous generation

Lazzaro Spallanzani

Used beef/vegetable broth to see if any microorganisms will be in it. Heated the contents after it was in the beaker.

Results: No growth in the flask

Supports: Biogenesis

Rudolf Virchow

Created the term biogenesis

Louis Pasteur

Created the experiment of the S-shaped flask and heated up beef broth.

Results: There was no growth inside of the flask because no air could have gone into the flask

Supports biogenesis

Louis Pasteur

Created fermentation for the creation of wine and beer (Fermented grapes and added sugar)

Created pasteurization in order for food to not spoil

Ignaz Semmelweis

Created washing hands in order to stop the spreading of fevers and illnesses

Joseph Lister

Created disinfectants for surgeries. More specifically wipes

Robert Koch

Found out that bacterium caused anthrax

Came up with a postulate

Koch Postulate

A specific microbe can cause a disease

Edward Jenner

Developed the 1st ever vaccine (For small px)

Paul Ehrlich

Developed synthetic arsenic drug (Salvarsan) to treat syphillis

Alexander Fleming

Came up with the 1st antibiotic (penicillin)