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Vorlaüfige Mittheilung betreffend Versuche über die Weingährung und Fäulniss.

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Ann. Phys. Chem. (Leipzig), 41, 184-93. 1837 CE.

Proof that putrefaction is produced by living bodies. Independently of Cagniard-Latour, Schwann discovered the yeast cell. He is regarded as the founder of the germ theory of putrefaction and fermentation.

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Entry Number#674
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