Robert E. Hungate | |
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Born | |
Died | September 21, 2004 | (aged 98)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Known for | Rumen microbiology Anaerobic culture methods Hungate tubes |
Spouse | Alice Elizabeth Hungate (née Wolcott) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anaerobic microbiology |
Doctoral advisor | C. B. van Niel |
Signature | |
Robert Edward Hungate (1906 – 2004) was a pioneering American microbial ecologist who developed the first techniques for the culturing of anaerobic microbes in his study of the bovine rumen.[1][2]