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Flora Wambaugh Patterson | |
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 Patterson at microscope | |
| Born | September 15, 1847 Columbus, Ohio, US |
| Died | February 5, 1928 New York City, US |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation(s) | Plant pathologist, mycologist |
| Employer(s) | Gray Herbarium, United States Department of Agriculture |
| Children | 2 |
Flora Wambaugh Patterson (September 15, 1847–February 5, 1928)[1][2][3] was an American mycologist, and the first female plant pathologist hired by the United States Department of Agriculture.[4] She ran the US National Fungus Collections for almost thirty years, adding over 90,000 fungal specimens and expanding the collection six-fold, making it the largest of its kind in the world.[5][6] Patterson and her team discovered several species of disease-causing fungi that infect plants and pose a significant threat to agriculture.[7] Although modern agricultural practices can now keep many of these threats in check, pathogenic fungi still have the ability to decimate crop yield with devastating consequences.[7] Patterson’s work provided a basis for federal legislation to establish mechanisms to help prevent the introduction of new fungal plant diseases in the U.S.[5]
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- ^ Reynolds, Hannah T. (2018-05-01), Whitaker; Barton (eds.), "Flora Patterson: Ensuring That No Knowledge Is Ever Lost", Women in Microbiology, American Society of Microbiology, pp. 219–231, doi:10.1128/9781555819545.ch24, ISBN 978-1-55581-953-8, retrieved 2024-11-24
- ^ a b Doehlemann, Gunther; Ökmen, Bilal; Zhu, Wenjun; Sharon, Amir (2017-02-24). Heitman, Joseph; Howlett, Barbara J. (eds.). "Plant Pathogenic Fungi". Microbiology Spectrum. 5 (1). doi:10.1128/microbiolspec.FUNK-0023-2016. ISSN 2165-0497. PMC 11687436.