Robbins, William Jacob, 1890-

Scope and Contents Dr. Hervey carried on research on natural growth substances in several fungi. Her research includes tissue culture experiments and the anti-bacterial action and nutritional requirements of fungi. Her work included the evaluation of the mineral oil technique in preserving the stock culture collection of microorganisms and proved to be a successful method of long term preservation. She collaborated with Dr. Wm. Robbins until his death in 1978 so their correspondence and research notebooks are...