While Pasteur and Koch are often considered the founders of microbiology, their work did not accurately reflect the true diversity of the microbial world because of their exclusive focus on microorganisms having direct medical relevance.
Mentres Louis Pasteur e Robert Koch son a miúdo considerados os fundadores da microbioloxía, o seu traballo non reflectiu fielmente a auténtica diversidade do mundo microbiano, dado o seu enfoque exclusivo en microorganismos de relevancia médica.