A.E. Walsby

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Self-portrait of Anthony Edward Walsby Haloquadratum walsbyi00.jpg
Self-portrait of Anthony Edward Walsby

Anthony Edward Walsby, FRS (died April 14, 2024 [1] ) was a Professor of Microbiology at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol.[ citation needed ]

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He was a researcher in the fields of Algae, Cyanobacteria, lake ecology, gas vesicles and genetics, covering the European lakes and Baltic Sea. [2] He is noted for his discovery of Haloquadratum walsbyi in brine ponds on the Sinai Peninsula in 1980. [3] He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society, 11 March 1993. [4]

Specifically his research included:

Selected publications


References

  1. "Professor Anthony Walsby FRS". Royal Society. May 31, 2024.
  2. "Details of Professor A. WALSBY" Ocean Expert, 2002-03-02
  3. Walsby, A. E. (1980). "A square bacterium" . Nature . 283 (5742): 69–71. doi:10.1038/283069a0. S2CID   4341717.
  4. "Royal Society" . The Independent. 13 March 1993. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved July 28, 2010.