title: Roots of automation in microbiology: an introduction.
abstract: It seems like a long way from the early work of Pasteur and Koch to the automated microbiology laboratory of today. But every advance rests on a knowledge base gleaned from past work; and to understand where we are today, it is necessary to know how we got there. This paper explores the historical roots of current microbiology technology.
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D008829:Microbiology / Q000639:trends*; D008904:Miniaturization