Nikolai Aleksandrovich Krasilnikov (; December 18, 1896 – July 11, 1973) was a Soviet
microbiologist
A microbiologist (from Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, fungi, and some types of par ...
,
bacteriologist
A bacteriologist is a microbiologist, or similarly trained professional, in bacteriology— a subdivision of microbiology that studies bacteria, typically Pathogenic bacteria, pathogenic ones. Bacteriologists are interested in studying and learnin ...
and
soil scientist
Soil science is the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the Earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils; and these properties in relation t ...
.
Tribute
* ''
Krasilnikovia cinnamomea'' is a
bacterial genus named after him of the family Micromonosporaceae
See also
*
List of soil scientists
References
Bibliography
* ''Soil Microorganisms and Higher Plants'', 1958
External links
eBook
Soil Microorganisms and Higher Plants
1896 births
1973 deaths
People from Mosalsky Uyezd
Corresponding Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences
Academic staff of Moscow State University
Recipients of the Stalin Prize
Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Botanists with author abbreviations
Soviet bacteriologists
Soviet microbiologists
Soviet soil scientists
Soviet mycologists