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Louis Pasteur is called the Father of Bacteriology because he discovered the role of bacteria in fermentation.

Pasteur experimented with bacteria and his tests conclusively disproved the theory of spontaneous generation and led to the theory that infection is caused by germs. Pasteur used this knowledge to then develop a process in which liquids such as milk were heated to kill all bacteria and moulds already present within them. This process became known as pasteurisation.

Pasteur extrapolated further from this information, recognising that Infectious Diseases are caused by microorganisms. He was the founder of the field of bacteriology because his research led other scientists to investigate sterilisation, disinfection, vaccines, and eventually antibiotics.

Pasteur created and tested vaccines for diphtheria, cholera, yellow fever, plague, rabies, anthrax, and tuberculosis.

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