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Quotation from Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister) by Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister
“it occurred to me that decomposition in the injured part might be avoided without excluding the air, by applying as a dressing some material capable of destroying the life of the floating particles.”
Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister), Lister, On the Antiseptic Principle (1867), trans. Lister's own English
Lister explains how Pasteur's work on putrefaction suggested the antiseptic method.
Citation: "it occurred to me that decomposition in the injured part might be avoided without excluding the air, by applying as a dressing some material capable of destroying the life of the floating particles." — Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister, Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister), Lister, On the Antiseptic Principle (1867), trans. Lister's own English. (id pasteur-and-lister-germ-theory-papers-q1)
Portrait: Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), microbiologist and chemist Wellcome V0026980, Paul Nadar, Public domain.
