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Pasteur identified that microbes turned wine and vinegar bad. This discovery was called GERM THEORY, the main ideas were: Air contains microorganisms Microbes in air cause decay Microbes are not evenly distributed. Pasteur also theorised that if were causing decay they might be causing disease. He seemed to prove his theory by looking at the death of France’s silkworm population. Published his GERM THEORY OF INFECTION IN 1878. Discovered the bacteria that caused TB in 1882 and Cholera in 1883 and proved it was water-borne in 1884. Koch made it easier for scientists to study bacteria by developing new ways of growing them. He used agar jelly in a petri dish and also used industrial dye to make it easier to see microbes. Inspired other scientists to discover other microbes. Koch received Nobel Peace Prize in 1905. Impact of Pasteur Impact of Koch with Pasteur had zero impact as his original work was on food, not humans. Britain followed Spontaneous Generation 1870’s due to Dr Bastian. Some scientists did use Pasteur’s work, such as Lister who linked Germ Theory to surgical infection. Tyndall also used Germ Theory to look at link between microbes and disease. However Tyndall was not a Idea was an enormous breakthrough Doctors now studied the disease. Identifying microbes allowed scientists to find treatment for a range of serious issues such as Diphtheria in 1883, Cholera in 1883 and others going into the 20th century.