Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the most common site for routine microbial sample collection in a clinical setting such as DaVita dialysis centers?
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Which scientist developed the idea that microorganisms can cause diseases?
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Louis Pasteur
B
Alexander Fleming
C
Robert Hooke
D
Carl Woese
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Understand the question is asking about the scientist who developed the idea that microorganisms can cause diseases, which is a foundational concept in microbiology known as the germ theory of disease.
Recall that Louis Pasteur is credited with experiments that disproved spontaneous generation and demonstrated that microorganisms are responsible for fermentation and disease, thus supporting the germ theory.
Recognize that Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, Robert Hooke is known for early microscopy and cell theory, and Carl Woese is famous for defining the Archaea domain through genetic sequencing.
Identify that the correct scientist associated with the idea that microorganisms cause diseases is Louis Pasteur.
Summarize that Louis Pasteur's work laid the groundwork for modern microbiology and medical microbiology by linking microbes to disease causation.
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