Image USDA ARS ERRC.jpg right thumb 200px Microbiologists examining cultures on a Petri dish . A microbiologist is a scientist who works in the field of microbiology . Microbiologists investigate the growth and characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria , algae , or fungi . Most microbiologists specialize in environmental, food, agricultural, or industrial microbiology virology the study of viruses immunology the study of mechanisms that fight infections or bioinformatics . Many microbiologists use biotechnology to advance knowledge of cell reproduction and human disease . ref Cite web last Bureau of Labor Statistics title Biological Scientists work Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010 11 Edition accessdate 2011 12 03 date 2010 url http www.bls.gov oco ocos047.htm ref As of 2008, there were 16,900 microbiologists employed in the United States, with this number projected to increase 12.2 over the following decade. ref Cite web last Bureau of Labor Statistics title Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2008 and projected 2018 Microbiologists work 2008 18 National Employment Matrix accessdate 2011 12 03 date 2011 url ftp ftp.bls.gov pub special.requests ep ind occ.matrix occ pdf occ 19 1022.pdf ref Fields in microbiology Specialists in the broad field of microbiology include Bacteriologists , who work in the field of bacteriology and study bacteria . Environmental microbiologists work in the field of environmental microbiology and study microbial processes in the environment. Food microbiologists , who work in the food industry and study Food microbiology pathogenic microorganisms that cause foodborne illness and spoilage. Industrial microbiologists who generally work in biotechnology and study microorganisms that produce useful products. Medical microbiologists , medical practitioners physicians who have chosen to specialize in the diagnosis ... is commonly known as the Father of Microbiology , and is considered to be the first microbiologist ... more details
refimprove date January 2010 Jon Michael Miller, Ph.D., D ABMM publishes under the name J. Michael Miller , is an internationally known clinical and public health microbiologist. He has worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for over 30 years. In addition, he is the owner and director of Microbiology Technical Services, LLC http www.microbiology consult.com , a private clinical microbiology consultation service for hospitals and private laboratories that is unaffiliated with the CDC. Miller has over 100 peer reviewed publications, including two books and has served a variety of functions within the ASM American Society for Microbiology . He is currently the Dean of the American College of Microbiology which is the certification and accreditation arm of the ASM. External links http www.microbiology consult.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Miller, J. Michael ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Miller, J. Michael microbiologist Category American biologists Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people US biologist stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Peter Hirsch is a Germany German microbiologist , based out of Kiel, Germany . Approaching the age of 80, he has made many a contribution to the study of microbiology. The genus Hirschia is named after him, and is a type of hyphal bacteria . References Google book source http books.google.com books?id 9cwgo 9IyTUC&pg PA176&lpg PA176&dq hirschia bacteria&source web&ots lPA6biue1B&sig mCvKfn3EEOIa5fE4sJNLMSDLKx0 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Hirsch, Peter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hirsch, Peter Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Category German microbiologists Germany biologist stub ... more details
Sir David Gwynne Evans Fellow of the Royal Society FRS ref name frs cite doi 10.1098 rsbm.1985.0007 ref 6 September 1909 13 June 1984 was a British microbiologist. He studied at the University of Manchester from 1930 to 1933, when he graduated with a degree in physics and chemistry, and he gained his Master of Science in 1934. He finished his PhD in 1938 and began working at the National Institute for Medical Research two years later. ref name odnb cite doi 10.1093 ref odnb 31086 ref He left in 1947 to become a reader in the bacteriology department at the University of Manchester, but returned to the NIMR in 1955 as director of the biological standards department. In 1961 he became professor of bacteriology and immunology at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine , a position he left in 1971 to become director of the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1960 and awarded their Buchanan Medal in 1977 for his work. ref name RS cite web url http www2.royalsociety.org DServe dserve.exe?dsqIni Dserve.ini&dsqApp Archive&dsqCmd Show.tcl&dsqDb Persons&dsqPos 8&dsqSearch 28Surname 3D 27evans 27 29 title Library and Archive Catalogue publisher Royal Society accessdate 2012 03 12 ref He was awarded CBE in 1969 and knighted in 1977 ref name RS . He retired in 1979. ref name odnb References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bloom, Evan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Microbiologist DATE OF BIRTH 6 September 1909 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 13 June 1984 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Evans, David Category 1909 births Category 1984 deaths Category British microbiologists Category Fellows of the Royal Society Category Academics of the University of Manchester ... more details
Michael Doyle is a professor of microbiology , microbiologist active in research, and author. He is Regents Professor of Food Microbiology at the University of Georgia s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the director of the school s Center for Food Safety, ref http www.foodscience.caes.uga.edu personnel faculty doyle.html University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences ref where he researches foodborne bacteria l pathogen s. He holds the patents to several sanitation products including one used as a meat wash ref name FDA Lyndsey Layton http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2010 01 27 AR2010012704801.html Obama s pick for food safety chief surprises consumer advocates January 28, 2010 Washington Post ref Background Doyle graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison with a B.S. degree in Bacteriology, as well as an M.S. and Ph.D. in Food Microbiology . ref http www.thefsrc.org bios.htm ref He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology , the International Association for Food Protection and the Institute of Food Technologists . Selected publications Food Microbiology Fundamentals and Frontiers with Larry R. Beuchat and Thomas J. Montville 2001 Principles of Microbiological Troubleshooting in the Industrial Food Processing Environment Food Microbiology and Food Safety with Jeffrey L. Kornacki and Michael P. Doyle May 12, 2010 From wild pigs and spinach to tilapia and Asia The challenges of the food safety community The John H. Silliker Lecture . Food Prot. Trends 28 800 803. 2008 Imported Foods Microbiological Issues and Challenges Emerging Issues in Food Safety with Marilyn C. Erickson Hardcover Jun 2008 Doyle, M.P. and M.C. Erickson. 2008. Summer meeting 2007 the problems with fresh produce an overview. J. Appl. Microbiol. 105 317 330. Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens 1989 References Reflist External links http www.ugacfs.org faculty doyle.html profile University of Georgia Center for Food Safety Persondata ... more details
L szl Detre October 29, 1874, Nagysur ny May 7, 1939, Washington, DC a.k.a. Ladislas Deutsch , Ladislaus Deutsch ref name sji Origins of the Terms Antibody and Antigen , Scand. J. Immunol., 19, 281 285, 1984 http onlinelibrary.wiley.com doi 10.1111 j.1365 3083.1984.tb00931.x abstract p. 281 ref was a Hungarians Hungarian physician and microbiologist , ref http www.sulinet.hu eletestudomany archiv 1999 9944 kronika magyar.htm Detre L szl bakteriol gus ref the founder and first director of the Hungarian Serum Institute in Budapest. ref How immunology was won in Hungary , by J nos Gergely, Immunology Today , Volume 13, Issue 8, 1992, Pages A1 A3, doi 10.1016 0167 5699 92 90054 B ref Detre suggested the term antigen . ref name sji ref http books.google.com books?id YfoiszagiZIC&pg PA221&lpg PA221&dq 22ladislav deutsch 22 antigen&source bl&ots i0 9ijKNH6&sig d5 DY G9Hu19e1sfBuGM69zvYi4&hl en&ei dfatTN6PK5K6sQPQgOWCDA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 1&ved 0CBQQ6AEwAA v onepage&q 22ladislav 20deutsch 22 20antigen&f false ref He is also a codiscoverer of the Wasserman reaction , publishing this finding on humans just two weeks after Wasserman published his findings on apes. ref The Washington Century Three Families and the Shaping of the Nation s Capital By Burt Solomon, 2005, ISBN 0060937858, http books.google.com books?id yM78l9XJ2uMC&pg PT25&lpg PT25&dq 22laszlo detre 22 antigen&source bl&ots FjNU1U2eF8&sig popSakWUeGvmAx3UAMidaVPXm30&hl en&ei GbOsTMKXII EsAPWtLXWAw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 5&ved 0CB4Q6AEwBA v onepage&q detre&f false ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Detre, Laszlo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1874 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1939 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Detre, Laszlo Category Hungarian physicians Category Hungarian microbiologists Category 1874 births Category 1939 deaths hu Detre L szl mikrobiol gus ... more details
Use dmy dates date June 2011 Use British English date June 2011 Infobox scientist name David Bruce image Davidbruce.JPG image size 150px caption David Bruce birth date 29 May 1855 birth place Melbourne death date death date and age df y 1931 11 27 1855 5 29 death place London residence citizenship nationality Scotland Scottish ethnicity field microbiology work institutions alma mater University of Edinburgh doctoral advisor doctoral students known for trypanosoma brucei trypanosome author abbrev bot author abbrev zoo influences influenced prizes Leeuwenhoek Medal in 1915 religion footnotes signature No footnotes article date July 2009 Major General Sir David Bruce Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB Fellow of the Royal Society FRS ref cite doi 10.1098 rsbm.1932.0017 ref FRSE 29 May 1855, Melbourne 27 November 1931, London was a Scotland Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who investigated the Malta fever and trypanosoma trypanosomes , identifying the cause of African trypanosomiasis sleeping sickness . He was born to Scottish parents, engineer David Bruce and his wife Jane Russell Hamilton, in Australia and returned with his family to Scotland at the age of 5. He was educated at Stirling High School and then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh . ref cite web url http www.rse.org.uk fellowship fells indexp1.pdf title Former RSE Fellows 1783&ndash 2002 publisher Royal Society of Edinburgh accessdate 19 September 2010 ref After a brief period as a general practitioner in Reigate 1881 83 he joined the Army Medical Service 1883 1919 and in 1884 was stationed in Malta, where he identified Brucellosis Malta Fever . In 1903 he identified the causative protozoa , and tsetse fly as the Vector epidemiology vector , of African trypanosomiasis sleeping sickness . He won the Leeuwenhoek Medal in 1915. Brucella is the genus of the Bacteriaceae which is named after him. Brucella melitensis is the cause of undulant fever in man and of abortion in goats. It ... more details
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Jonathan Beckwith may refer to Jon Beckwith , microbiologist Sir Jonathan Beckwith, 4th Baronet of the Beckwith Baronets See also Beckwith disambiguation hndis Beckwith, Jonathan ... more details
Schink may refer to Barthel Schink 1927 1944 , a member of the Edelweiss Pirates Bernhard Schink , a microbiologist having described the genus Pelobacter Disambig de schink ... more details
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Hamilton Smith may refer to TOCright Hamilton Smith cricketer 1884 1955 , Hampshire cricketer Hamilton O. Smith 1931 , American microbiologist and Nobel laureate Hamilton Smith actor 1887 1941 , American actor and director hndis Smith, Hamilton ... more details
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Kuenen is a The Netherlands Dutch surname . Notable people with this surname include Abraham Kuenen , Dutch Protestant theologian Philip Henry Kuenen , Dutch geologist Gijs Kuenen , Dutch microbiologist Johannes Petrus Kuenen , Dutch physicist surname de Kuenen nl Kuenen ... more details
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Kinichiro or , Kin ichir may refer to Kinichiro Ishikawa 1871 1945 , a Japanese painter Kinichiro Sakaguchi 1897 1994 , a Japanese agricultural chemist and microbiologist given name cat Japanese masculine given names ... more details
Luria is a surname, a variant of Lurie . It may refer to Alexander Luria , Russian neuropsychologist Isaac Luria , a Jewish mystic in Safed Roger de Luria , Italian Admiral Salvador Luria , Italian microbiologist Solomon Luria , an Ashkenazic rabbi surname de Luria fr Luria it Luria disambigua he ru ... more details
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Fellers can refer to Bonner Fellers , an American colonel in World War II Sierra Fellers , an amateur skateboarder Carl R. Fellers , an American food scientist and microbiologist Carl R. Fellers Award , named for the American food scientist Reg lar Fellers , a comic strip See also Feller disambiguation Fellner Fellner disambiguation Disambig ... more details
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