text_original: Pasteur worked for nearly a year on this prob  lem, and he proved that acetification was caused by a microbe which, living on the surface of the liquid, obtained oxygen from the air and trans  ferred a part of it to the liquid below, which in this way was oxidised.
text_transcription: PASTOR WORKED FOR NEARLY A YEAR ON THIS PROBLEM AND HE PROVED THAT A CERTIFICATION WAS CAUSED BY A MICROBE WHICH LIVED ON THE SURFACE OF THE LIQUID OBTAINED OXYGEN FROM THE AIR AND TRANSFERRED A PART OF IT TO THE LIQUID BELOW WHICH IN THIS WAY WAS OXIDIZED
phonemes: pæstˈʊɹ wˈɜːkt fɔːɹ nˌɪɹli ɐ jˈɪɹ ˌɔn ðɪs pɹˈɑːb lˈɛm, ænd hiː pɹˈuːvd ðæt ɐsˌiːɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən wʌz kˈɔːzd baɪ ɐ mˈaɪkɹoʊb wˈɪtʃ, lˈɪvɪŋ ɔnðə sˈɜːfɪs ʌvðə lˈɪkwɪd, əbtˈeɪnd ˈɑːksɪdʒən fɹʌmðɪ ˈɛɹ ænd tɹˈænz fˈɜːd ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ɪt tə ðə lˈɪkwɪd bᵻlˈoʊ, wˌɪtʃ ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ wʌz ˈɑːksɪdˌaɪzd.