VMC-0086
QUESTION
Father of microbiology?
OPTIONS
(A) Peter Medawar
(B) Edward Jenner
(C) Anton Von Leuwenhoek
(D) Robert Koch
ANSWER
(C) Anton Von Leuwenhoek
EXPLANATION
Anton van Leeuwenhoek is commonly called the father of microbiology because he was the first to observe and describe microorganisms using microscopes of his own construction. Therefore option C is correct; Robert Koch made foundational contributions to medical bacteriology, Jenner to vaccination, and Medawar to transplantation immunology.
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