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