The scientist who discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The scientist who discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis is:
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Edward Jenner
C. Joseph Lister
D. Robert Koch
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Robert Koch identified Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the causative agent of tuberculosis in 1882, applying his postulates. He also discovered the cholera bacillus. Pasteur worked on vaccines, Jenner smallpox, Lister antisepsis.

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