Bacteria were discovered bya)Robert Kochb)Robert Hookec)A.V. Leuwenhoekd)Louis PasteurCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

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Bacteria was first time discovered by anthoniven Leeuwenhoek.. observed in rainy water and teeth scum.. and called them animolecules..this discovery was published in the  book 'secretes of nature discovered by Leeuwenhoek '..

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Bacteria were first observed in rainy water and later in teeth scum by LEEUWENHOEK (1675) and he called them Animalcule.
FJ Cohn and Ehrenberg first of all coined the name bacteria.
Bergey placed bacteria in prosophyta group and wrote a book 'Manual of Determinative Bacteriology'

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

Two men are credited today with the discovery of microorganisms using primitive microscopes: Robert Hooke who described the fruiting structures of molds in 1665 and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek who is credited with the discovery of bacteria in 1676.

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Two men are credited today with the discovery of microorganisms using primitive microscopes: Robert Hooke who described the fruiting structures of molds in 1665 and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek who is credited with the discovery of bacteria in 1676.

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BACTERIA WAS DISCOVERED BY ANTONIE VON LEUWENHOEK.

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek who is credited with the discovery of bacteria in  1676.  They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a number of shapes, ranging  from spheres to rods and spirals. Bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth, and are present in most of its habitats. Bacteria inhabit soil, water, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, and the deep biosphere of Earth's crust. Bacteria also live in symbiotic and parasitic relationships with plant and animals. The study of bacteria is knows as bacteriology a branch of microbiology.

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Correct answer is option'B'

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