Monday, November 16, 2009

What was the first bacteria and who was the first person to discover it?

bacteria was hypothesized before the actual discovery in the 17th century. The first theory was by Marcus Terentious Varro in a book called "on agriculture"


bacteria was first observed by Anton Van Leeuwenhoek in 1676 by using a single-lens microscope of his own design. He called them "animalcules"

What was the first bacteria and who was the first person to discover it?
Antony van Leeuwenhoek first discovered bacteria





The first bacteria were anaerobic, able to live without oxygen...


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