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Microbes and You 



to the fermentation of wounds which too often were the aftermath 

 of surgery. Could he kill the fermenting agents before they could 

 destroy flesh? 



An Institute was erected in Paris in honor of Pasteur, and the 

 building was dedicated in 1888. Pasteur was its first director, and 

 he remained there until his death on September 28, 1895. He was 

 succeeded by Emile Duclaux (1840-1904) who made the Institute 



Fig. 11. Joseph Lister (1827-1912). (Courtesy of Kelly and Rite, 

 Microbiology, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., and Ethicon Suture Lab- 

 oratories, Inc., New Brunswick, New Jersey.) 



a great research center for scholars from all over the world. A 

 scientific journal was begun by Duclaux in 1887, before the Institute 

 actually was dedicated, and this famous journal is still devoted to 

 the publication of articles relative to microbiology and related fields. 



THEORIES CONCERNING DISEASE 



Another vital concept that had to be crystallized before micro- 

 biology could emerge on a firm foundation was the etiology ( cause ) 

 of disease. Without reviewing the minute history of this phase 

 of our science, and eliminating the evil spirits as the cause of man's 



