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who discovered bacteria?​

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who discovered bacteria?

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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek first observed bacteria in the year 1676, and called them 'animalcules' (from Latin 'animalculum' meaning tiny animal).

$\rightsquigarrow$ Allegedly, September 17, 1676 was the exact day when he reported the existence of bacteria

$\rightsquigarrow$ Using single-lensed microscopes of his own design, he was the first to experiment with microbes

$\rightsquigarrow$ Through his experiments, he was the first to relatively determine their size