Agnes J. Quirk
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| Occupation | bacteriologist, plant pathologist, inventor |
Agnes J. Quirk (fl. 1920s) was an American bacteriologist, plant pathologist, and inventor.[1] She oversaw the culturing of bacteria in the Laboratory of Plant Pathology at the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry.[2] She received a patent[3] for the production of penicillin mold and jelly in 1952.[4]
Life and career
Hired by Erwin Frink Smith, pathologist-in-charge of the Laboratory of Plant Pathology, USDA's Bureau of Plant Industry, Quirk became Smith's assistant in 1901.[5][6] Despite job titles of "laboratory aid" and "scientific assistant,"[7] Quirk's research focused on the crown gall oxidation phenomena and culture mediums used in pathogenic analyses.
Selected publications
- Quirk AJ (1923). Hydrogen-ion concentration vs. titratable acidity in culture mediums.[8]
- Quirk AJ, Fawcett, EH (1926). A Begonia Immune to Crowngall: With Observations on other Immune or Semi-Immune Plants[9]
- Quirk AJ (1931). Pure Smooth and Rough Colony Types at Will: Science Vol. 74 Friday, November 6, 1931, No. 1923
- Brown, NA, Quirk AJ (1929). Influence of bacteriophage on Bacterium tumefaciens, and some ...
- Quirk AJ (1934). The Correlation of Animal and Plant Bacterial Behavior and Imposed Culture Aledium Environment. Journal of Bacteriology 1934 (J. Bacteriol. 1934, 27(1):22.)[8]
References
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- ↑ Padgett, Edward R. (July 30, 1916). Women who do unusual work for Uncle Sam. Sunday Vindicator
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- ↑ Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey; Harvey, Joy D. (2000). The biographical dictionary of women in science. 2. L - Z. Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9780415920407
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