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Biography of Louis Pasteur - His Discoveries

SOLVED: 'The Pasteur EffectIn 1861 Louis Pasteur observed that yeasts, a facultative anaerobe, grow in a sugar and protein broth completely free of air, i.e. oxygen, and for every gram of yeast that forms 60-80 grams of sugar disappear from the broth: If the experiment is performed with air, i.e. oxygen, for one gram of yeasts formed, 4 to 10 grams of sugar is removed from the broth. When this experimented was performed with only protein in the broth, the yeasts only grew in the presence of oxyg

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Louis Pasteur Biography, Experiments & Inventions

Louis Pasteur’s scientific discoveries in the 19th century revolutionized medicine and continue to save the lives of millions today