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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 246

Q246

Bacteria were first discovered by

A.
Robert Koch
B.
Robert Hooke
C.
Louis Pasteur
D.
A.V.Leeuwenhoek
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Two men are credited today with the discovery of microorganisms using primitive microscopes: Robert Hooke who described the fruiting structures of molds in 1665 and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek who is credited with the discovery of bacteria in 1676.