Bacteria
History of bacteriology
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Wutog
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria in 1676. He was using a single-lens microscope that he'd designed himself. He called them 'animalcules.'
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In 1859, Louis Pasteur proved that fermentation is caused by bacteria and yeast growth, and not by spontaneous generation as had been previously thought.
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