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Who is the father of microbiology?


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Microbiology :

  1. Microbiology is the science that deals with the study of microorganisms.
  2. Anton van Leeuwenhoek is known as the "Father of microbiology".
  3. In 1973, he discovered single-celled organisms which he called animalcules.
  4. Nowadays, these animalcules are called bacteria and protists.

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