S. A. Waksman was a well known

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The correct option is C Soil microbiologist
Selman Abraham Waksman was a Ukrainian-born American biochemist, was one of the world's foremost authorities on soil microbiology. After the discovery of penicillin, he played a major role in initiating a calculated, systematic search for antibiotics among microbes.

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