text_original: He was forced to fight on be  half of his germ theory against the adherents of the old school who refused to accept not only the novelty of the theory, but even the very existence of germs.
text_transcription: HE WAS FORCED TO FIGHT ON BEHALF OF HIS GERM THEORY AGAINST THE ADHERENTS OF THE OLD SCHOOL WHO REFUSED TO ACCEPT NOT ONLY THE NOVELTY OF THE THEORY BUT EVEN THE VERY EXISTENCE OF GERMS
phonemes: hiː wʌz fˈɔːɹst tə fˈaɪt ˌɔn biː hˈæf ʌv hɪz dʒˈɜːm θˈiəɹi ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ɐdhˈɪɹənts ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld skˈuːl hˌuː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ðə nˈɑːvəlɾi ʌvðə θˈiəɹi, bˌʌt ˈiːvən ðə vˈɛɹi ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv dʒˈɜːmz.