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Quotation from Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister) by Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister
“we may say that fermentation is a result of life without air.”
Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister), The Physiological Theory of Fermentation, III, trans. F. Faulkner and D. C. Robb

Pasteur's concise statement of his theory before answering Brefeld and Traube.
Citation: "we may say that fermentation is a result of life without air." — Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister, Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister), The Physiological Theory of Fermentation, III, trans. F. Faulkner and D. C. Robb. (id pasteur-and-lister-germ-theory-papers-q4)
Portrait: Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), microbiologist and chemist Wellcome V0026980, Paul Nadar, Public domain.
