HISTORY OF MICROBIOLOGY
Microbiology
Microbiology is a science that deals with the study of living
organisms that can not be seen by the naked eye. These can be
seen with the aid of microscopes, which magnify objects. Many
scientists contributed to the science of microbiology.
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and a crystallographer.
His contribution to microbiology is so great that he is con-
sidered to be the “ Father of Microbiology”.
Contribution to science as a chemist
He was working with tartaric acid crystals. He could pick up
the dextro and levo rotatory crystals by seeing the morphology of
the crystals. Later he was called to solve some of the problems in
fermentation industry and turned his attention to biological pro-
cess of fermentation.
Contribution to wine industry
- He discovered that alcohol production from grape juice was
due to Yeast - He found out that large amounts of lactic acid production
was due to the presence or contamination of rod