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Who is the 'Father of Microbiology'?

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Robert Hooke

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Anton-Van-Leeuwenhoek

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M.J Schleiden

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Robert Brown

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The correct option is B
Anton-Van-Leeuwenhoek

The first microscope was discovered by a Dutch scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek. He made a microscope with the single lens. He was the first person to observe living cells (blood cells and microbes) under the microscope. Hence, he is considered as the 'Father of Microbiology'.

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