John I. Pitt

John Ingram Pitt (13 March 1937 – 23 March 2022) was an Australian mycologist, known as a leading expert on the role of fungi in food spoilage.[1][2][3] He gained an international reputation as a pioneering researcher on the ecology of spoilage molds in extreme environments.[4]

  1. ^ Wolff, Helen (3 April 2019). "John Ingram Pitt". CSIROpedia.
  2. ^ Pitt, John I.; Hocking, Ailsa D. (2022). "Spoilage of Stored, Processed and Preserved Foods". Fungi and Food Spoilage. pp. 537–568. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-85640-3_12. ISBN 978-3-030-85638-0.
  3. ^ Duckworth, R. (2 December 2012). Water Relations of Foods: Proceedings of an International Symposium held in Glasgow, September 1974. Elsevier. ISBN 9780323142861.
  4. ^ Magan, Naresh (28 March 2022). "John Ingram Pitt 1937-2022". British Mycological Society.