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Which sub-discipline of microbiology is focused on the study of viruses?
Which sub-discipline of microbiology is focused on the study of viruses?
What type of microorganisms are conventionally classified as lacking membrane-bound organelles?
What type of microorganisms are conventionally classified as lacking membrane-bound organelles?
Which tool do microbiologists currently rely on for bacterial identification?
Which tool do microbiologists currently rely on for bacterial identification?
What percentage of microorganisms present in common environments can be cultured in isolation using current means?
What percentage of microorganisms present in common environments can be cultured in isolation using current means?
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Which type of microorganism includes fungi and protists?
Which type of microorganism includes fungi and protists?
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What have viruses been variably classified as?
What have viruses been variably classified as?
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Who is considered a father of microbiology?
Who is considered a father of microbiology?
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Which ancient civilization hypothesized the existence of unseen microbiological life as early as the 6th century BCE?
Which ancient civilization hypothesized the existence of unseen microbiological life as early as the 6th century BCE?
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Who made references to microbes in ancient Rome and warned against locating a homestead in the vicinity of swamps?
Who made references to microbes in ancient Rome and warned against locating a homestead in the vicinity of swamps?
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Who proposed that epidemic diseases were caused by transferable seedlike entities in 1546?
Who proposed that epidemic diseases were caused by transferable seedlike entities in 1546?
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Who is known for the earliest known description of smallpox in his book The Virtuous Life (al-Hawi)?
Who is known for the earliest known description of smallpox in his book The Virtuous Life (al-Hawi)?
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Who discovered scabies mites?
Who discovered scabies mites?
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Who observed the fruiting bodies of moulds in 1666?
Who observed the fruiting bodies of moulds in 1666?
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Who described 'countless micro organic worms' which resemble vegetable seeds in the tenth-century Taoist Baoshengjing?
Who described 'countless micro organic worms' which resemble vegetable seeds in the tenth-century Taoist Baoshengjing?
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In what year did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observe and experimented with microscopic organisms?
In what year did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observe and experimented with microscopic organisms?
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Who is considered a father of microbiology?
Who is considered a father of microbiology?
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