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how bacteria were discovered?​

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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.

Answer 2

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a cloth merchant from Belgium, afforded humanity a glimpse into a new world: using microscopes he had built himself, he studied pond and rainwater in 1675, discovering what he described as little animals (“animalcula”) – protozoa and bacteria.

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