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Who showed that a silkworm disease was caused by a fungus?

O Louis Pasteur
O John Lister
O Agostino Bassi
O M. J. Berkely

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Agostino Bassi showed that a silkworm disease was caused by a fungus.

Agostino Bassi showed that a silkworm disease was caused by a fungus. He conducted experiments in the early 19th century to demonstrate the role of a specific fungus, Beauveria bassiana, in causing the disease called muscardine. Bassi's work laid the foundation for understanding the link between fungi and diseases in animals.

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