Pas·teur (p s-tûr , pä-st r), Louis 1822-1895. French chemist who founded modern microbiology, invented pasteurization, and developed vaccines for anthrax, rabies, and chicken cholera. |
Pasteur, Louis
Etymology: French chemist, 1822-1895
promoter of the germ theory of infection and developer of the pasteurization process to kill pathogenic organisms in milk. Pasteur also developed several vaccines and pioneered the development of stereochemistry by separating mirror image isomers.
Pasteur
named after Louis Pasteur, French microbiologist and biochemist.
Pasteur-Chamberland filter
Pasteur effect
the decrease in the rate of glycolysis and the suppression of lactate accumulation by tissues or microorganisms in the presence of oxygen.
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