Walter Edward Cladek Moore (October 12, 1927 – 25 September 1996) was an American
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 ...
who was instrumental in founding The Anaerobe Lab at
Virginia Tech
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...
. The Anaerobe Lab was built in 1970 and was a world leader in developing techniques to grow
anaerobic bacteria
An anaerobic organism or anaerobe is any organism that does not require molecular oxygen for growth. It may react negatively or even die if free oxygen is present. In contrast, an aerobic organism (aerobe) is an organism that requires an oxygenat ...
in culture. With other faculty members he co-wrote the ''Anaerobe Manual''.
He married colleague
Lillian "Peg" Haldeman in 1985. They were married until his death. She died in 2020 and was survived by three stepsons (Howard Moore, Jed Moore, and David Moore).
References
External links
Profile ResearchGate.net. Accessed March 23, 2024.
Further reading
* Anaerobe laboratory manual : by the staff of the Anaerobe Laboratory, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ... / ed. by Lillian V. Haldeman and W. E. C. Moore. Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Anaerobe Laboratory. 2nd ed. Blacksburg, Va. : V.P.I. Anaerobe Laboratory, 1973.
1927 births
1996 deaths
American microbiologists
Virginia Tech faculty
20th-century American biologists
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