American microbiologist who discovered and cultured the high temperature bacterium, Thermus aquaticus, from a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a polymerase from which was later used by Kary Mullis to develop PCR, a key reaction in genetic sequencing.
| Born | 1926 |
| Died | 2021 |
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| Born | 1926 |
| Died | 2021 |
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Microbiology, Biography, Ecology, History, Hot spring ecology, Lake ecology, Limnology, Microbial ecology, Microbiologie, Mikrobiologie, Thermophilic microorganisms, Bacteria, Genealogy, Industrial microbiology, Micro-organismen, Micro-organisms, Thermophilic, Microbiologists, Microorganisms, 1822-1895, 19th Century, Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Artificial Membranes, Authors and publishers, Authorship, Bacille dePeople
Robert Koch (1843-1910), Brock family, Francis Brock (ca. 1758-1826), Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), Ringwald familyID Numbers
- OLID: OL237284A
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- Thomas D. Brock
| June 16, 2022 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
| April 24, 2021 | Edited by Tom Morris | Normal name order & add bio & death date |
| April 24, 2021 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |