Microbiology exam 1

all plants and animals were composed of little boxes

• "father of microbiology"
• first to create lens to look at small living organisms

developed theory of spontaneous generation

developed theory of biogenesis

demonstrated that maggots would appear in rotten meat when only exposed to flies

development of oil immersion objective and condenser

first to show that certain bacteria produced endospores calling them sleeping bacteria

disproved spontaneous generation using goose-neck flask and proved biogenesis

introduced antiseptic surgery using carboxylic acid at the sight of surgery to prevent infection

first to isolate bacilis anthracis

created a stain for flagella, endospore capsule