Who was the first to reveal how certain bacteria can obtain energy from inorganic compounds (such as nitrogen- and sulfur-containing compounds) rather than organic substrates?

a. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
b. Frederick Griffith
c. Martinus Beijerinck
d. Sergei Winogradsky


Answer: D

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