Dr. Herald Rea Cox | |
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 H. R. Cox using microscope in 1938 | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Indiana State Normal School |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bacteriology |
| Institutions | Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Hamilton, Montana Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Herald Rea Cox (1907–1986) was an American bacteriologist. The bacterial family Coxiellaceae and the genus Coxiella, which include the organism that causes Q fever, are named after him.