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Who was the first person to describe various forms of bacteria?(a) Robert Hooke(b) Schwann and Schleiden(c) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek(d) PeterThis question was posed to me in unit test.Question is from Cells Discovery topic in section Introduction to Cell of Cell Biology

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The correct answer is (c) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Explanation: Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek from the Netherlands SOLD buttons and clothes to earn a LIVING, in his spare time grinded glasses and constructed simple MICROSCOPES. He observed various FORMS of bacteria under the microscope which came from water in which pepper was soaked and scrapping of his TEETH.
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