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Pure culture of bacteria was first obtained by

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R. Koch
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L. Pasture
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A. Leeuwenhoek
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J. Lister
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Solution

The correct option is D J. Lister
Joseph Lister, 1878, was first to obtain the pure culture of bacteria by serial dilution of liquid medium containing a mixture of bacterium; option D is correct. R. Koch developed the liquidefeable solid culture medium to facilitate transfer of pure culture to other medium and discovered the causative agent of tuberculosis. Option A is incorrect. L. Pasteur followed the pure culture technique as described by R. Koch and discovered the causative agent of chicken cholera; option B is incorrect. A. Leeuwenhoek formed single lensed microscope to observe the tiny organisms which were then named as microorganisms. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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