text_original: But these studies of fermentations, through which he was destined to refute Claude Ber  nard, Berthelot, etc., studies which he pursued with unflagging energy, and which were shed  ding light upon phenomena that had remained obscure until he had given the key to their in  terpretation, did not prevent him from ponder  ing over the role played by microbes in infec  tious diseases or from beginning experiments concerning them.
text_transcription: BUT THESE STUDIES ARE FERMENTATIONS THROUGH WHICH HE WAS DESTINED TO REFUTE CLOUD BERGHNNARD BERTLOE ET CETERA STUDIES WHICH HE PURSUED WITH UNFLAGGING ENERGY AND WHICH WERE SHEDDING LIGHT UPON PHENOMENA THAT HAD REMAINED OBSCURE UNTIL HE HAD GIVEN THE KEY TO THEIR INTERPRETATION DID NOT PREVENT HIM FROM PONDERING OVER THE ROLE PLAYED BY MICROBES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES OR FROM BEGINNING EXPERIMENTS CONCERNING THEM
phonemes: bˌʌt ðiːz stˈʌdiz ʌv fɜːməntˈeɪʃənz, θɹuː wˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz dˈɛstɪnd tə ɹᵻfjˈuːt klˈɔːd bˈɜː nˈɑːɹd, bˈɜːθɪlˌɑːt, ɛtsˈɛtɹə., stˈʌdiz wˌɪtʃ hiː pɚsˈuːd wɪð ʌnflˈæɡɪŋ ˈɛnɚdʒi, ænd wˌɪtʃ wɜː ʃˈɛd dˈɪŋ lˈaɪt əpˌɑːn fɪnˈɑːmɪnə ðæt hæd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd əbskjˈʊɹ ʌntˈɪl hiː hæd ɡˈɪvən ðə kˈiː tə ðɛɹ ɪn tˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən, dɪdnˌɑːt pɹɪvˈɛnt hˌɪm fɹʌm pˈɑːndɚɹ ˈɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɹˈoʊl plˈeɪd baɪ mˈaɪkɹoʊbz ɪn ɪnfˈɛk tɪˈuːz dɪzˈiːzᵻz ɔːɹ fɹʌm bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənts kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðˌɛm.