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MICROBIOLOGY

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Known as the Father of Microbiology due to his work with “animacules” found on his own teeth is:
A
Jonas Salk
B
Robert Koch
C
Semmelweiss
D
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Leeuwenhoek is universally acknowledged as the father of microbiology. He discovered both protists and bacteria [1]. More than being the first to see this unimagined world of ‘animalcules’, he was the first even to think of looking-certainly, the first with the power to see.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anton van Leeuwenhoek (October 24, 1632–August 30, 1723) invented the first practical microscopes and used them to become the first person to see and describe bacteria, among other microscopic discoveries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Q: What did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek contribute to the cell theory? He was the first person to examine many cells, including red blood cells. He was also the first person to see the nucleus of these blood cells. Before him, the notion of cells as the building blocks of living things was not widely accepted.

Detailed explanation-4: -Antonie van Leeuwenhoek The Father of Microbiology. Louis Pasteur And The Germ Theory. Robert Koch The Father of Medical. 08-Mar-2021

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