Robert E. Hungate | |
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| Born | March 2, 1906 |
| Died | September 21, 2004 (aged 98) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Known for | Rumen Microbiology |
| Spouse | Alice Elizabeth Hungate (neé Wolcott) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anaerobic Microbiology |
| Doctoral advisor | C. B. van Niel |
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Robert Edward Hungate was a pioneering microbial ecologist who develeoped the first techniques for the culturing of anaerobic microbes in his study of the bovine rumen.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ Chung, King-Thom; Bryant, Marvin P. (August 1997). "Robert E. Hungate: Pioneer of Anaerobic Microbial Ecology". Anaerobe. 3 (4): 213–217. doi:10.1006/anae.1997.0109. ISSN 1075-9964. PMID 16887593. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ^ Hungate, Robert E. (1979). "Evolution of a microbial ecologist". Annual Review of Microbiology. 33: 1–20. doi:10.1146/annurev.mi.33.100179.000245. ISSN 0066-4227. PMID 386919.
