Frederick Twort


Frederick W. Twort (circa 1900)
Conhecido(a) por Descobridor dos bacteriófagos
Nascimento 22 de outubro de 1877
Camberley, Surrey
Morte 20 de março de 1950 (72 anos)
Nacionalidade Reino Unido Britânica
Alma mater St Thomas' Hospital
Instituições Universidade de Londres
Campo(s) bacteriologia

Frederick William Twort (1877–1950) foi um bacteriologista inglês e o descobridor original em 1915 dos bacteriófagos (vírus que infectam bactérias).[1] Ele estudou medicina no St Thomas' Hospital, Londres, foi superintendente do Brown Institute for Animals (um centro de pesquisa de patologias), e foi também professor de bacteriologia na Universidade de Londres. Pesquisou a Doença de Johne, uma infecção intestinal crônica de gado, e também descobriu que a vitamina K é necessária para o crescimento da bactéria da lepra.[2][3]

Referências

  1. ↑ Donna H. Duckworth (1976). «"Who discovered bacteriophage?"». Bacteriological Reviews. 40 (4): 793–802 
  2. ↑ «Prof. F. W. Twort, F.R.S.». Nature. 165 (4205): 874-874. doi:10.1038/165874a0 
  3. ↑ Pirie, N. W. (8 de fevereiro de 1990). «The career of F. W. Twort». Nature (em inglês). 343 (6258): 504-504. doi:10.1038/343504a0 

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