Essays on the floating-matter of the air, in relation to putrefaction and infection

Опыты о взвешенных в воздухе частицах в связи с гниением и инфекцией
John Tyndall
1888-01-01

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At this point Lister came forward with a scientific principle which rendered all plain.Dirt was fatal, not as dirt, but because it contained living germs which,
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Lister proposed that airborne floating matter is scientifically relevant to putrefaction and infection because it contains living germs.
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The abstract argues that dirt is not inherently fatal; its danger arises from the living microorganisms it carries.
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The work presents microbial contamination as the mechanism linking environmental dirt with putrefaction and infection.

airborne floating matter containing living germs

the role of airborne living germs in putrefaction and infection

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